Merridale Road is in Wolverhampton and in Wolverhampton district. WV3 9LD is located in the Graiseley electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Wolverhampton South West. This postcode has been in use since 1980-01-01.
StreetScan combines information about Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LD and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: WV3 9LE, WV3 9LF, WV3 9RJ, WV3 0UN, WV3 9EQ, WV3 0UP, WV3 0UT, WV3 9LG, WV3 9RA.

Merridale Road Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on Merridale Road are based on 149 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV3 9LD

Average Price
£85,860
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£85,860
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merridale Road

Average Price
£167,508
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merridale Road

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
Flat 49 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£95,0002022-12-19 £89,246
Flat 38 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£115,0002021-09-10 £120,317
Flat 34 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£75,1002021-03-26 £81,219
Flat 28 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£68,0002019-10-22 £76,339
Flat 8 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£60,0002019-06-27 £70,172

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Phoenix Nursery School
Phoenix Street, Blakenhall WV2 3JS 		2,500 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Eastfield Nursery School
Griffin Street, Off Colliery Rd WV1 2HH 		3,305 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Windsor Nursery School
Parkfield Road, Parkfield WV4 6EL 		3,753 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Low Hill Nursery School
Jenks Avenue, Low Hill WV10 9JN 		4,479 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bushbury Nursery School
Bushbury Lane, Bushbury WV10 8JP 		5,369 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Merridale Primary School
Aspen Way, WV3 0UP 		361 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Bantock Primary School
Aston Street, Penn Fields WV3 0HY 		780 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
2out of 4Nishkam Primary School Wolverhampton
Great Brickkiln Street, WV3 0PR 		830 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy
Paget Road, WV6 0DT 		928 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Uplands Junior School
Finchfield Road West, Finchfield WV3 8BA 		1,263 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Peter's Collegiate Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West WV3 9DU 		1,149 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Tettenhall Road, Tettenhall WV6 0BY 		1,177 yd Academy converter No Girls More About School
3out of 4St Edmunds Catholic Academy
Compton Park, Compton Road West WV3 9DU 		1,339 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Smestow School
Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft WV3 8HU 		2,556 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Thomas Telford University Technical College
Springfield Campus, WV10 0JR 		2,558 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School

Middle deemed secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Perton Middle School
Gainsborough Drive, Perton WV6 7NR 		3,493 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedCity of Wolverhampton College
Paget Road, WV6 0DU 		1,002 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4The Royal School, Wolverhampton
Penn Road, WV3 0EG 		1,499 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedWolverhampton Grammar School
Compton Road, WV3 9RB 		482 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedProgress Schools - Wolverhampton
The Way Youth Zone, School Street, WV3 0NR 		1,386 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Broadmeadow Special School
Lansdowne Road, Whitmore Reans WV1 4AL 		1,511 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedNewbridge Preparatory School
51 Newbridge Crescent, Tettenhall WV6 0LH 		1,659 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedUniversity of Wolverhampton
Wulfruna Street, WV1 1LY 		1,833 yd Higher education institutions 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 Food hygiene rating Distance
Bantock House & ParkBantock House, Finchfield Road430 yd
Zion City Tabernacle126 Compton Road, Wolverhampton600 yd
Happy Kidz Day CareThe Bingley Centre, Norfolk Road682 yd
Lotus Banqueting Suite70 Ashland Street, Wolverhampton696 yd
Northern Lights Coffee ShopUnit 2, Clifton House736 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
The Chindit113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton358 yd
The Yew TreeYew Tree Inn, Yew Street525 yd
West End Working Mens Club71 Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton604 yd
Royal OakThe Royal Oak Public House, 70 Compton Road706 yd
Bruford Arms119 Bruford Road, Wolverhampton716 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Jeffcock Chippy5A Jeffcock Road, Wolverhampton499 yd
Monsoon Catering141 Owen Road, Merridale548 yd
Haani'sHaanis, 98 Great Brickkiln Street554 yd
Kashmir Sweet Centre90 Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton565 yd
China Garden67 Ashland Street, Wolverhampton727 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Sainsbury'sSainsburys Local, 51 Compton Road540 yd
Sainsbury'sSainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Alexandra Street939 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
Gamesfield Green Playing Field
GLENGARRY GARDENS 		grass pitches310 yd
The Wolverhampton Grammar School
COMPTON ROAD 		artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts511 yd
Bantock Park
BRADMORE ROAD 		grass pitches615 yd
Firewalker Fitness And Martial Arts
SALISBURY STREET 		health and fitness suite748 yd
Wolverhampton Electricity Sport & Social Club
ST. MARKS ROAD 		866 yd
St Judes C Of E Academy
HATTON ROAD 		grass pitches938 yd
The Gym (Wolverhampton)
THE GYM THE GYM ALEXANDRA STREET 		health and fitness suite1,026 yd
Compton Park Recreation Centre (Closed)
Paget Road 		swimming pool1,085 yd
Penn Fields School (Closed)
Birches Barn Road 		grass pitches1,092 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

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

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed74.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed126.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed50 Mbit/s

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

Safety

Is Merridale Road dangerous?

In 2023, 576 crimes were reported near Merridale Road . Only 17% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered not safe. The most common type of crime was violence and sexual offences. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of WV3 9LD.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LD

Crime Statistics

All Crimes 576
Violence And Sexual Offences 286
Criminal Damage And Arson 60
Public Order 37
Vehicle Crime 36
Burglary 34
Anti Social Behaviour 30
Other Theft 22
Robbery 19
Drugs 15
Other Crime 15
Possession Of Weapons 11
Theft From The Person 5
Bicycle Theft 3
Shoplifting 3

List of latest crimes

List of latest crimes committed within a 0.5 mile radius of the center of WV3 9LD.

MonthCrime TypeOutcomeLocationDistance
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Rayleigh Road539 yd
2023-12ShopliftingUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Pine Close172 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Aspen Way165 yd
2023-12Criminal damage and arsonUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Humber Road545 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Humber Road545 yd
2023-12BurglaryUnder investigationOn or near Ash Street410 yd
2023-12Vehicle crimeInvestigation complete; no suspect identifiedOn or near Elm Street303 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Gamesfield Green186 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnable to prosecute suspectOn or near Crawford Road476 yd
2023-12Violence and sexual offencesUnder investigationOn or near Crawford Road476 yd
More Crime Statistics for Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LD

Employment

WV3 9LD area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 8% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee46
Retired41
Long-Term Sick or disabled21
Self-Employed17
Other14
Unemployed14
Part-Time Employee11
Looking after home or family9
Student (economically inactive)5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles10
Manufacturing10
Human health and social work activities10
Other9
Education6
Transport and storage6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security5
Construction5
Administrative and support service activities2
Professional, scientific and technical activities1
Financial and insurance activities1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Accommodation and food service activities1

People

Gender

Female72
Male117

Partnership Status

Single97
Married: Opposite sex21
Separated8
Divorced46
Widowed6

Health

Very good health62
Good health57
Fair health49
Bad health18
Very bad health2

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications51
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 17
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 16
Apprenticeship12
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 31
Degree or Similar 44
Other9

Culture

Ethnic Group

Indian16
Pakistani6
Black African3
Black Caribbean9
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian1
Mixed White and Caribbean5
Mixed Other4
White126
Gypsy or Irish Traveller3
Arab3
Other8

Country of Birth

United Kingdom143
European Union24
Rest of Europe2
Africa6
Middle East and Asia11
The Americas and the Caribbean4

Length of Residence

Born in the UK143
10+ Years28
5-10 Years12
2-5 Years2
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom122
Ireland4
Lithuania2
Poland5
Romania6
Other EU countries4
South and Eastern Africa2
Southern Asia7
North America and the Caribbean2
Central and South America1
No passport held35

Religion

No religion63
Christian85
Muslim11
Sikh7
Other religion2
Not answered18
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