Bell Place, Wolverhampton, WV2 4LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WV2 4LY has a slightly higher male population, with 50.6% of residents 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	58.1%	49.4%	-8.7%	51.0%	-1.6%
Male	41.9%	50.6%	8.7%	49.0%	1.6%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	28.9%	37%	8.1%	37.9%	-0.9%
Married: Opposite sex	22.4%	28.2%	5.8%	44.2%	-16.0%
Married: Same sex	1.4%	0.9%	-0.5%	0.3%	0.6%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Separated	5.4%	5.6%	0.2%	2.2%	3.4%
Divorced	10.8%	13.4%	2.6%	9.1%	4.3%
Widowed	31%	13.9%	-17.1%	6.1%	7.8%

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.

This area has a lower percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (61.9%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either an older population or social deprivation in the area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	24.8%	35.8%	11.0%	48.4%	-12.6%
Good health	22.9%	26.1%	3.2%	33.6%	-7.5%
Fair health	29.8%	23.1%	-6.7%	12.7%	10.4%
Bad health	20%	9.7%	-10.3%	4.0%	5.7%
Very bad health	2.5%	5.2%	2.7%	1.2%	4.0%

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 4LY this area, 35.5% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 16.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	65.7%	35.5%	-30.2%	18.2%	17.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	13.1%	5.9%	9.6%	3.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	6.9%	16.8%	9.9%	13.4%	3.4%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	4.7%	3.3%	5.3%	-0.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.5%	7.9%	1.4%	16.9%	-9.0%
Degree or Similar	5.1%	16.4%	11.3%	33.8%	-17.4%
Other	7.2%	5.6%	-1.6%	2.8%	2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 26.4% 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)
Indian	27.6%	27.9%	0.3%	3.1%	24.8%
Pakistani	0.3%	5.6%	5.3%	2.7%	2.9%
Other Asian	1.9%	1.5%	-0.4%	1.6%	-0.1%
Black African	0%	5.6%	5.6%	2.5%	3.1%
Black Caribbean	14.9%	8.2%	-6.7%	1.0%	7.2%
Other Black	1.3%	14.9%	13.6%	0.5%	14.4%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	9.5%	6.7%	-2.8%	0.9%	5.8%
Mixed Other	1%	0.7%	-0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	36.8%	26.4%	-10.4%	81.4%	-55.0%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	5.7%	1.9%	-3.8%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.8% 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	62.2%	56.8%	-5.4%	83.2%	-26.4%
European Union	1%	9.4%	8.4%	6.1%	3.3%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	1%	6%	5.0%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	23.5%	21.1%	-2.4%	5.6%	15.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	12.4%	5.6%	-6.8%	1.3%	4.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	61.9%	56.3%	-5.6%	83.2%	-26.9%
10+ Years	0.6%	29.9%	29.3%	9.8%	20.1%
5-10 Years	2.5%	8.6%	6.1%	2.9%	5.7%
2-5 Years	4.1%	3.7%	-0.4%	2.2%	1.5%
Less than 2 years	30.8%	1.5%	-29.3%	1.9%	-0.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	60.8%	76.7%	-15.9%
Ireland	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Germany	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Italy	3.7%	0.6%	3.1%
Portugal	1.1%	0.5%	0.6%
Spain	1.9%	0.4%	1.5%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	2.2%	0.9%	1.3%
Other EU countries	1.5%	1.5%	0.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Southern Asia	7.8%	1.2%	6.6%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
No passport held	16.4%	13.5%	2.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	18.8%	37.2%	-18.4%
Christian	40.2%	46.2%	-6.0%
Hindu	5.6%	1.7%	3.9%
Muslim	6%	6.5%	-0.5%
Sikh	21.4%	0.9%	20.5%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	6%	6.0%	0.0%

Safety

Is Bell Place Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bell Place was 409.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 262.2% higher than the Blakenhall average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bell Place has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Blakenhall and the 26th highest crime rate of 784 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 162.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -22.6%.

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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 4LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 10/10 (very 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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
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 - 9/10 (very 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 - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above 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) - 9/10 (very high )
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) - 10/10 (very 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 Bell Place are based on 1 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 Bell Place, Wolverhampton, WV2 4LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV2 4LY

Average Price
£517,100

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£517,100

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bell Place

Average Price
£523,769

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£523,769

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bell PlaceStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
41 Bell Place, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Other, an established residential building	£375,000	2017-05-22	£523,769

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV2 4LY

Employment

The percentage of retired residents living in WV2 4LY area is much higher than the country's average. According to Census 2011, 30% residents of this area were retired, while the average in the UK was 14%.

Economic Activity

Retired	66
Full-Time Employee	50
Long-Term Sick or disabled	26
Looking after home or family	18
Part-Time Employee	15
Other	12
Unemployed	11
Student (economically inactive)	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Self-Employed	4

Employment Industry

Construction	9
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Manufacturing	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	3
Education	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	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	1,034 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , Off Colliery Rd WV1 2HH	4out of 4	1,776 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	2,125 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bilston Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	4out of 4	3,657 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	4,198 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	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	3out of 4	418 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SS. Mary and John's Catholic Primary Academy Caledonia Road , WV2 1HZ	3out of 4	620 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grove Primary Academy Caledonia Road , WV2 1HZ	3out of 4	785 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Luke's Church of England Aided Primary School Park Street South , Blakenhall WV2 3AE	3out of 4	810 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton Great Brickkiln Street , WV3 0PR	2out of 4	952 yd	Free schools	No	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	3out of 4	1,785 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
The Khalsa Academy Wolverhampton Millfields Road , WV4 6AP	3out of 4	1,968 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Colton Hills Community School Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG	3out of 4	2,136 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	2,598 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Peter's Collegiate Academy Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	3out of 4	2,846 yd	Academy converter	No	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	5,176 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of Wolverhampton College Paget Road , WV6 0DU	- not rated	2,525 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	1,035 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	522 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
WV2 Education 434b Dudley Road , Blakenhall WV2 3AQ	- not rated	523 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
University of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street , WV1 1LY	- not rated	1,252 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Broadmeadow Special School Lansdowne Road , Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL	4out of 4	1,610 yd	Academy special converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road , WV3 9RB	- not rated	1,831 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aspire And Reach	Blakenhall Community Action Forum, The Old School	141 yd
Sabura	Blakenhall Community Action Forum, The Old School	141 yd
Upper Crust	Upper Crust Cafe, 61 - 64 Dudley Road	141 yd
Jack's Cafe And Bar	Jacks Cafe, Frederick Street	149 yd
Lucky Twins	Pearson Street, Wolverhampton	174 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Crown	10 Cartwright Street, Wolverhampton	119 yd
Golden Silver Suite	Pountney Street, Wolverhampton	170 yd
My Festival Events Ltd	The Hangar, Pearson Street	241 yd
The New Yew Tree	New Yew Tree Inn, 44 Pool Street	306 yd
The Builders Arms	Builders Arms Public House, Derry Street	363 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Cake Shop	Cake Shop, 461 Dudley Road	303 yd
Barfia London	460 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	317 yd
Golden Wonder	449 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	408 yd
Veggie Lounge	441 Dudley Road, Wolverhampton	408 yd
All Saints Chip Shop	All Saints Fish Bar, 55 Vicarage Road	425 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Iceland Foods Ltd	Iceland, Unit 3	271 yd
Aldi Stores Ltd	Aldi, Unit 1	271 yd
Tesco Superstore	Tesco, Marston Road	623 yd
Iceland	22 - 23 Wulfrun Way, Wolverhampton	679 yd
Tesco Express	35 - 37 Dudley Street, City Centre	846 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Trugym Wolverhampton (Closed) Birmingham Road	health and fitness suite	205 yd
Graiseley Community Healthy Living Centre (Closed) Pool Street	health and fitness suite	389 yd
L M'S Gym SIDNEY STREET	health and fitness suite	420 yd
Pure Gym (Wolverhampton South) BIRMINGHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	509 yd
Complexions Gym TEMPEST STREET	health and fitness suite	554 yd
Grove Primary School CALEDONIA ROAD		625 yd
The Way Youth Zone SITE OFFICE SITE OFFICE WORCESTER STREET	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite	650 yd
Bob Jones Community Hub BROMLEY STREET	health and fitness suite	656 yd
Southside Sports ALL SAINTS ROAD	artificial grass pitch	790 yd
The Gym (Wolverhampton) THE GYM THE GYM ALEXANDRA STREET	health and fitness suite	834 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

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

Overview of WV2 4LY