Church Lane, Wolverhampton, WV2 4DD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WV2 4DD is primarily male, with 54.3% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.4%	45.7%	1.3%	51.0%	-5.3%
Male	55.6%	54.3%	-1.3%	49.0%	5.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around WV2 4DD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	39.6%	43.2%	3.6%	37.9%	5.3%
Married: Opposite sex	42.6%	40.9%	-1.7%	44.2%	-3.3%
Separated	4.7%	2.1%	-2.6%	2.2%	-0.1%
Divorced	6.4%	8.5%	2.1%	9.1%	-0.6%
Widowed	6.7%	5.3%	-1.4%	6.1%	-0.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.1%	49.3%	9.2%	48.4%	0.9%
Good health	40.1%	32.1%	-8.0%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	14.4%	14.4%	0.0%	12.7%	1.7%
Bad health	4%	3.3%	-0.7%	4.0%	-0.7%
Very bad health	1.4%	1%	-0.4%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around WV2 4DD this area, 31.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.2%	31.5%	4.3%	18.2%	13.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	10.3%	-1.4%	9.6%	0.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	11.1%	10.9%	-0.2%	13.4%	-2.5%
Apprenticeship	0.7%	5%	4.3%	5.3%	-0.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	11.4%	8.2%	-3.2%	16.9%	-8.7%
Degree or Similar	22.5%	27.4%	4.9%	33.8%	-6.4%
Other	15.4%	6.8%	-8.6%	2.8%	4.0%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 35.4% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	42.4%	42.6%	0.2%	3.1%	39.5%
Pakistani	2%	0%	-2.0%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	10.5%	1.4%	-9.1%	1.6%	-0.2%
Black African	0%	3.8%	3.8%	2.5%	1.3%
Black Caribbean	5.9%	2.4%	-3.5%	1.0%	1.4%
Other Black	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.5%	0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	1.4%	0.7%	-0.7%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0%	1%	1.0%	0.4%	0.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.6%	1.4%	0.8%	0.9%	0.5%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.2%	-0.6%	0.8%	-0.6%
White	27.1%	35.4%	8.3%	81.4%	-46.0%
Roma	0%	1.9%	1.9%	0.2%	1.7%
Other	8.2%	8.4%	0.2%	1.6%	6.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 51% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.4%	51%	-4.4%	83.2%	-32.2%
European Union	5.4%	13.1%	7.7%	6.1%	7.0%
Rest of Europe	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.8%	1.3%
Africa	2.3%	4.3%	2.0%	2.7%	1.6%
Middle East and Asia	32.2%	26.9%	-5.3%	5.6%	21.3%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	2.1%	-2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
British Overseas	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	54.8%	51.2%	-3.6%	83.2%	-32.0%
10+ Years	4%	25.6%	21.6%	9.8%	15.8%
5-10 Years	8.5%	6.9%	-1.6%	2.9%	4.0%
2-5 Years	6.8%	10.8%	4.0%	2.2%	8.6%
Less than 2 years	26%	5.5%	-20.5%	1.9%	3.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.4%	76.7%	-18.3%
Italy	5%	0.6%	4.4%
Portugal	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%
Romania	2.6%	0.9%	1.7%
Other EU countries	3.6%	1.5%	2.1%
Other Europe	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.2%	0.3%	0.9%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Southern Asia	8.4%	1.2%	7.2%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
No passport held	14.4%	13.5%	0.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	20.9%	37.2%	-16.3%
Christian	25.7%	46.2%	-20.5%
Buddhist	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Hindu	14.4%	1.7%	12.7%
Sikh	30.9%	0.9%	30.0%
Other religion	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Church Lane Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Church Lane was 690.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 509.9% higher than the Blakenhall average. The most reported crime type was Shoplifting.

Church Lane has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall and the 11th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 151.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -53.6%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 71% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,300

Income Rank
3/10

Household Income in WV2 4DD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 7/10 (above average )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Church Lane are based on 5 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Wolverhampton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Church Lane, Wolverhampton, WV2 4DD

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV2 4DD

Average Price
£450,956

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£450,956

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Church Lane

Average Price
£376,692

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£457,092

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£356,592

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Church LaneStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Terminus Contract Hire Ltd Church Lane, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£110,000	1999-09-01	£464,104

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV2 4DD

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	123
Retired	49
Part-Time Employee	32
Looking after home or family	30
Self-Employed	22
Other	20
Unemployed	20
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	15
Student (economically inactive)	13

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Manufacturing	32
Education	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Financial and insurance activities	13
Construction	10
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Transport and storage	8
Other	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Phoenix Nursery School Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS	3out of 4	1,346 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	1,891 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gibbs Street Nursery School Gibbs Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0RE	- not rated	2,331 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	2,446 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	- not rated	3,954 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Graiseley Primary School Pool Street , Graiseley Hill WV2 4NE	2out of 4	472 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton Great Brickkiln Street , WV3 0PR	3out of 4	663 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Brickkiln Junior and Infant School Great Brickkiln Street , WV3 0PR	- not rated	663 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints' Church of England Primary School All Saints Road , WV2 1EL	- not rated	889 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
All Saints CofE Junior School All Saints Road , WV2 1EL	- not rated	889 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alder Coppice Middle School The Northway , Sedgley DY3 3PS	- not rated	4,207 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Thomas Telford University Technical College Springfield Campus , WV10 0JR	- not rated	1,639 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Millfields Road , WV4 6AP	3out of 4	2,279 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	- not rated	2,283 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	2,283 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Parkfield High School Wolverhampton Road East , WV4 6AP	- not rated	2,330 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Middle deemed secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Perton Middle School Gainsborough Drive , Perton WV6 7NR	3out of 4	4,879 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bilston Community College Westfield Road , WV14 6ER	- not rated	2,938 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road , WV14 6BT	- not rated	3,013 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Royal School, Wolverhampton Penn Road , WV3 0EG	3out of 4	1,106 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Progress Schools - Wolverhampton The Way Youth Zone , School Street WV3 0NR	- not rated	204 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY	- not rated	1,021 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Wolverhampton Junior School Penn Road , WV3 0EF	- not rated	1,057 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lodge School Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue , WV1 4AH	- not rated	1,092 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Wolverhampton School Penn Road , WV3 0EG	- not rated	1,112 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Scotch Bonnet Caribbean Take Away	11A Stewart Street, Wolverhampton	112 yd
The Way, Wolverhampton	The Way, School Street	200 yd
Desi Yew Tree	New Yew Tree Inn, 44 Pool Street	232 yd
Base Cafe	Base 25, 29 - 31 Temple Street	240 yd
Jack's Cafe And Bar	Jacks Cafe, Frederick Street	283 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The New Yew Tree	New Yew Tree Inn, 44 Pool Street	232 yd
The White Hart	65 - 66 Worcester Street, Wolverhampton	276 yd
My Festival Events Ltd	The Hangar, Pearson Street	319 yd
Plough & Harrow	Plough And Harrow, 17 Worcester Street	325 yd
Golden Silver Suite	Pountney Street, Wolverhampton	357 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Veg Ji	12 Worcester Street, Wolverhampton	312 yd
Pizza World	33 Snow Hill, Wolverhampton	403 yd
Favorite Chicken & Ribs	Favorite Chicken And Ribs, 24 Victoria Street	450 yd
Falafel Hamoodi (Cabin A)	Unit A, Wolverhampton Retail Market	453 yd
Olives Man	Unit F, Wolverhampton Retail Market	473 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland	22 - 23 Wulfrun Way, Wolverhampton	477 yd
Iceland Foods Ltd	Iceland, Unit 3	511 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi, Unit 1	511 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Alexandra Street	536 yd
Tesco Express	35 - 37 Dudley Street, City Centre	632 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
L M'S Gym SIDNEY STREET	health and fitness suite	222 yd
The Way Youth Zone SITE OFFICE SITE OFFICE WORCESTER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	235 yd
The Gym (Wolverhampton) THE GYM THE GYM ALEXANDRA STREET	health and fitness suite	409 yd
Graiseley Community Healthy Living Centre (Closed) Pool Street	health and fitness suite	456 yd
Complexions Gym TEMPEST STREET	health and fitness suite	490 yd
Trugym Wolverhampton (Closed) Birmingham Road	health and fitness suite	521 yd
Firewalker Fitness And Martial Arts SALISBURY STREET	health and fitness suite	626 yd
Wolverhampton Electricity Sport & Social Club ST. MARKS ROAD		728 yd
Pure Gym (Wolverhampton South) BIRMINGHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	917 yd
University Of Wolverhampton Sport Centre (City Site) WULFRUNA STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts	929 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.