Bamford Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0AS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WV3 0AS is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 49.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.1%	50.7%	1.6%	51.0%	-0.3%
Male	50.9%	49.3%	-1.6%	49.0%	0.3%

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	32.8%	36.8%	4.0%	37.9%	-1.1%
Married: Opposite sex	52%	45%	-7.0%	44.2%	0.8%
Separated	4.4%	1.5%	-2.9%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	5.6%	11.2%	5.6%	9.1%	2.1%
Widowed	5.2%	5.6%	0.4%	6.1%	-0.5%

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	45.5%	48.1%	2.6%	48.4%	-0.3%
Good health	35.2%	32.1%	-3.1%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	14.2%	13.3%	-0.9%	12.7%	0.6%
Bad health	2.7%	4.9%	2.2%	4.0%	0.9%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.6%	-0.8%	1.2%	0.4%

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 WV3 0AS this area, 31.2% 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	30.8%	31.2%	0.4%	18.2%	13.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.6%	9.7%	-1.9%	9.6%	0.1%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	8.9%	-5.1%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	1.6%	5.2%	3.6%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.8%	13.4%	4.6%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	18.8%	25.7%	6.9%	33.8%	-8.1%
Other	14.4%	5.9%	-8.5%	2.8%	3.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 19.7% 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)
Bangladeshi	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	1.1%	0.5%
Chinese	2.7%	0%	-2.7%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	26.5%	20.5%	-6.0%	3.1%	17.4%
Pakistani	21.7%	29.4%	7.7%	2.7%	26.7%
Other Asian	0.9%	3%	2.1%	1.6%	1.4%
Black African	3.6%	9.2%	5.6%	2.5%	6.7%
Black Caribbean	6%	1.6%	-4.4%	1.0%	0.6%
Other Black	1.2%	0.8%	-0.4%	0.5%	0.3%
Mixed White and Asian	1.8%	0%	-1.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.1%	3.8%	1.7%	0.9%	2.9%
Mixed Other	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.8%	0.5%
White	28%	19.7%	-8.3%	81.4%	-61.7%
Roma	0%	2.2%	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Arab	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Other	4.2%	4.9%	0.7%	1.6%	3.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 49.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.8%	49.9%	-7.9%	83.2%	-33.3%
European Union	5.4%	10.3%	4.9%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	0.8%	1.4%
Africa	4.2%	8.9%	4.7%	2.7%	6.2%
Middle East and Asia	27.1%	27.4%	0.3%	5.6%	21.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	4.2%	1.4%	-2.8%	1.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 49.9% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 20.7% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	57.8%	50%	-7.8%	83.2%	-33.2%
10+ Years	4.5%	20.7%	16.2%	9.8%	10.9%
5-10 Years	5.7%	10.9%	5.2%	2.9%	8.0%
2-5 Years	10.8%	8.4%	-2.4%	2.2%	6.2%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	10.1%	-11.0%	1.9%	8.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.2%	76.7%	-19.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Italy	3%	0.6%	2.4%
Spain	1.4%	0.4%	1.0%
Lithuania	1.9%	0.3%	1.6%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Romania	4.3%	0.9%	3.4%
Other EU countries	4.6%	1.5%	3.1%
Other Europe	0.8%	0.2%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	2.7%	0.3%	2.4%
Southern Asia	9.5%	1.2%	8.3%
No passport held	13.6%	13.5%	0.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	11.7%	37.2%	-25.5%
Christian	32%	46.2%	-14.2%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	36.3%	6.5%	29.8%
Sikh	12.5%	0.9%	11.6%
Other religion	1.9%	0.6%	1.3%
Not answered	1.1%	6.0%	-4.9%

Safety

Is Bamford Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bamford Road was 47.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 47.0% lower than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bamford Road has the 10th lowest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill and the 278th lowest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 26.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -40.2%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 94% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£32,300

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in WV3 0AS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 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 - 9/10 (very 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) - 9/10 (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 Bamford Road are based on 88 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 Bamford Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 0AS

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV3 0AS

Average Price
£137,705

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£137,705

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bamford Road

Average Price
£151,783

Semi-Detached
£180,967

Terraced
£142,416

Detached
£169,071

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bamford Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
76 Bamford Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£115,000	2025-07-25	£119,529
38 Bamford Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£97,000	2021-03-05	£127,371
26 Bamford Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£78,000	2020-10-28	£107,374
18 Bamford Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£108,250	2019-08-23	£157,217
22 Bamford Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£81,000	2018-02-20	£127,017

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV3 0AS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in WV3 0AS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	72
Looking after home or family	39
Part-Time Employee	31
Retired	27
Student (economically inactive)	21
Self-Employed	20
Unemployed	16
Long-Term Sick or disabled	16
Other	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	12

Employment Industry

Manufacturing	17
Human health and social work activities	17
Education	16
Transport and storage	16
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	15
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Other	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Information and communication	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	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	1,825 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Gibbs Street Nursery School Gibbs Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0RE	- not rated	2,448 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	3,070 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	3,099 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Edward's Nursery School Wolverhampton Street , WV14 0LT	- not rated	4,782 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
Bantock Primary School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	- not rated	180 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bantock Primary School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	3out of 4	180 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bingley Junior School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	- not rated	186 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bingley Infant School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	- not rated	186 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bingley Junior and Infant School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	- not rated	186 yd	Community school	Yes	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	3,831 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Peter's Collegiate Church of England School Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	1,893 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Collegiate Academy Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	1,893 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Colton Hills Community School Jeremy Road , Goldthorn Park WV4 5DG	3out of 4	1,925 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	- not rated	1,971 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	1,971 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	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	4,208 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	3,930 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road , WV14 6BT	- not rated	3,981 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	724 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Royal Wolverhampton Junior School Penn Road , WV3 0EF	- not rated	551 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Royal Wolverhampton School Penn Road , WV3 0EG	- not rated	727 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road , WV3 9RB	- not rated	1,210 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Wolverhampton The Way Youth Zone , School Street WV3 0NR	- not rated	1,215 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Lodge School Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue , WV1 4AH	- not rated	1,665 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Happy Kidz Day Care	The Bingley Centre, Norfolk Road	83 yd
Iglu Desserts	7 Owen Road, Merridale	286 yd
Lotus Banqueting Suite	70 Ashland Street, Wolverhampton	520 yd
Net's Nosh	258 Jeffcock Road, Wolverhampton	521 yd
The Coffee Pot	17 Birches Barn Road, Wolverhampton	650 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Bruford Arms Grill	Bruford Arms, 119 Bruford Road	80 yd
Bruford Arms	119 Bruford Road, Wolverhampton	80 yd
West End Working Mens Club	71 Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton	454 yd
The Starting Gate	134 Birches Barn Road, Wolverhampton	512 yd
Ukranian Social Club	35 Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton	592 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lotus House	132 Lea Road, Wolverhampton	227 yd
Jeffcock Chippy	5A Jeffcock Road, Wolverhampton	307 yd
Choy Wah	4 Barn Green, Wolverhampton	312 yd
Pooja Mithai & Namkeen	244 Jeffcock Road, Wolverhampton	327 yd
Monsoon Catering	141 Owen Road, Merridale	334 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco Superstore	Tesco, Marston Road		952 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Alexandra Street		1,040 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Penn Fields School (Closed) Birches Barn Road	grass pitches	511 yd
The Royal Wolverhampton School PENN ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, swimming pool	724 yd
Firewalker Fitness And Martial Arts SALISBURY STREET	health and fitness suite	788 yd
Bradmore Recreation Ground BRADMORE RECREATION GROUND BRADMORE RECREATION GROUND CHURCH ROAD	tennis courts	899 yd
Bantock Park BRADMORE ROAD	grass pitches	917 yd
Gamesfield Green Playing Field GLENGARRY GARDENS	grass pitches	989 yd
L M'S Gym SIDNEY STREET	health and fitness suite	1,029 yd
Woodfield Junior School WOODFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL WOODFIELD PRIMARY SCHOOL WOODFIELD AVENUE	grass pitches	1,034 yd
Graiseley Community Healthy Living Centre (Closed) Pool Street	health and fitness suite	1,044 yd
The Gym (Wolverhampton) THE GYM THE GYM ALEXANDRA STREET	health and fitness suite	1,046 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	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	95.5%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	95.5%

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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	54.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	115.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	13.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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