Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding WV3 9LD is primarily male, with 61.9% 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	36%	38.1%	2.1%	51.0%	-12.9%
Male	64%	61.9%	-2.1%	49.0%	12.9%

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 WV3 9LD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.5% 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	39.2%	54.5%	15.3%	37.9%	16.6%
Married: Opposite sex	10.8%	11.8%	1.0%	44.2%	-32.4%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	6.6%	4.5%	-2.1%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	34.3%	25.8%	-8.5%	9.1%	16.7%
Widowed	8.4%	3.4%	-5.0%	6.1%	-2.7%

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 (63.3%) 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	18%	33%	15.0%	48.4%	-15.4%
Good health	32.6%	30.3%	-2.3%	33.6%	-3.3%
Fair health	36%	26.1%	-9.9%	12.7%	13.4%
Bad health	11%	9.6%	-1.4%	4.0%	5.6%
Very bad health	2.3%	1.1%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.1%

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 9LD this area, 28.3% 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	42.2%	28.3%	-13.9%	18.2%	10.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	7.2%	9.4%	2.2%	9.6%	-0.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.3%	8.9%	-4.4%	13.4%	-4.5%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	6.7%	4.3%	5.3%	1.4%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9%	17.2%	8.2%	16.9%	0.3%
Degree or Similar	21.7%	24.4%	2.7%	33.8%	-9.4%
Other	4.2%	5%	0.8%	2.8%	2.2%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67% 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	1.7%	0%	-1.7%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.1%	8.5%	4.4%	3.1%	5.4%
Pakistani	0%	3.2%	3.2%	2.7%	0.5%
Other Asian	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	2.9%	1.6%	-1.3%	2.5%	-0.9%
Black Caribbean	2.9%	4.8%	1.9%	1.0%	3.8%
Other Black	0.6%	2.1%	1.5%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	5.2%	2.7%	-2.5%	0.9%	1.8%
Mixed Other	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.8%	1.3%
White	79.7%	67%	-12.7%	81.4%	-14.4%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Arab	0%	1.6%	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Other	1.2%	4.3%	3.1%	1.6%	2.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 75.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.5%	75.3%	-10.2%	83.2%	-7.9%
European Union	4.7%	12.6%	7.9%	6.1%	6.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	3.5%	3.2%	-0.3%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	4.7%	5.8%	1.1%	5.6%	0.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2.1%	0.4%	1.3%	0.8%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.7%	76.5%	-7.2%	83.2%	-6.7%
10+ Years	0%	15%	15.0%	9.8%	5.2%
5-10 Years	0.6%	6.4%	5.8%	2.9%	3.5%
2-5 Years	3.5%	1.1%	-2.4%	2.2%	-1.1%
Less than 2 years	12.2%	1.1%	-11.1%	1.9%	-0.8%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.2%	76.7%	-12.5%
Ireland	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	2.6%	1.3%	1.3%
Romania	3.2%	0.9%	2.3%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	1.1%	0.2%	0.9%
Southern Asia	3.7%	1.2%	2.5%
North America and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
No passport held	18.4%	13.5%	4.9%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.9%	37.2%	-3.3%
Christian	45.7%	46.2%	-0.5%
Muslim	5.9%	6.5%	-0.6%
Sikh	3.8%	0.9%	2.9%
Other religion	1.1%	0.6%	0.5%
Not answered	9.7%	6.0%	3.7%

Safety

Is Merridale Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Merridale Road was 139.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 55.6% higher than the Bushbury South & Low Hill average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Merridale Road has the 26th highest crime rate of 83 local areas in Bushbury South & Low Hill and the 146th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 92.7 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -72.5%.

🔎 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 9LD, 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 - 9/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 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 - 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 - 9/10 (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 - 6/10 (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) - 8/10 (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 Merridale Road are based on 160 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 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9LD

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV3 9LD

Average Price
£91,586

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£91,586

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merridale Road

Average Price
£183,674

Semi-Detached
£275,708

Terraced
£209,027

Detached
£298,692

Flats/Maisonettes
£99,866

Other
£162,004

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merridale Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Flat 38 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£125,000	2025-11-14	£125,124
Flat 29 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£85,000	2025-08-29	£85,000
Flat 49 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£95,000	2022-12-19	£95,188
Flat 38 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£115,000	2021-09-10	£129,632
Flat 34 Merridale Court Merridale Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£75,100	2021-03-26	£88,096

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV3 9LD

Employment

WV3 9LD area has a 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 Employee	46
Retired	41
Long-Term Sick or disabled	21
Self-Employed	17
Other	14
Unemployed	14
Part-Time Employee	11
Looking after home or family	9
Student (economically inactive)	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Manufacturing	10
Human health and social work activities	10
Other	9
Education	6
Transport and storage	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	5
Construction	5
Administrative and support service activities	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	1
Financial and insurance activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Accommodation and food service activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gibbs Street Nursery School Gibbs Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0RE	- not rated	1,780 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Nursery School Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS	3out of 4	2,390 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	3,204 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	3,642 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	4,452 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Merridale Primary School Aspen Way , WV3 0UP	3out of 4	248 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Merridale Primary School Aspen Way , WV3 0UP	- not rated	248 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Bingley Junior School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	- not rated	606 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bingley Infant School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	- not rated	606 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bingley Junior and Infant School Aston Street , Penn Fields WV3 0HY	- not rated	606 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	4,542 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	- not rated	1,255 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	1,255 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Peter's Collegiate Church of England School Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	1,259 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Collegiate Academy Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	1,259 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmunds Catholic School, A Specialist Mathematics & Computing College Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	1,439 yd	Voluntary aided school	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	3,603 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	4,298 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road , WV14 6BT	- not rated	4,367 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	1,403 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road , WV3 9RB	- not rated	514 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkdale School 1 Parkdale West , Tettenhall Road WV1 4TE	- not rated	1,104 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Royal Wolverhampton Junior School Penn Road , WV3 0EF	- not rated	1,227 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Progress Schools - Wolverhampton The Way Youth Zone , School Street WV3 0NR	- not rated	1,281 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Park Lodge School Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue , WV1 4AH	- not rated	1,290 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
Bantock House & Park	Bantock House, Finchfield Road	430 yd
Zion City Tabernacle	126 Compton Road, Wolverhampton	600 yd
Happy Kidz Day Care	The Bingley Centre, Norfolk Road	682 yd
Lotus Banqueting Suite	70 Ashland Street, Wolverhampton	696 yd
Northern Lights Coffee Shop	Unit 2, Clifton House	736 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Chindit	113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton	358 yd
The Yew Tree	Yew Tree Inn, Yew Street	525 yd
West End Working Mens Club	71 Merridale Street West, Wolverhampton	604 yd
Royal Oak	The Royal Oak Public House, 70 Compton Road	706 yd
Bruford Arms	119 Bruford Road, Wolverhampton	716 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Jeffcock Chippy	5A Jeffcock Road, Wolverhampton	499 yd
Monsoon Catering	141 Owen Road, Merridale	548 yd
Haani's	Haanis, 98 Great Brickkiln Street	554 yd
Kashmir Sweet Centre	90 Great Brickkiln Street, Wolverhampton	565 yd
China Garden	67 Ashland Street, Wolverhampton	727 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 51 Compton Road		540 yd
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Supermarkets Ltd, Alexandra Street		939 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gamesfield Green Playing Field GLENGARRY GARDENS	grass pitches	310 yd
The Wolverhampton Grammar School COMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	511 yd
Bantock Park BRADMORE ROAD	grass pitches	615 yd
Firewalker Fitness And Martial Arts SALISBURY STREET	health and fitness suite	748 yd
Wolverhampton Electricity Sport & Social Club ST. MARKS ROAD		866 yd
St Judes C Of E Academy HATTON ROAD	grass pitches	938 yd
The Gym (Wolverhampton) THE GYM THE GYM ALEXANDRA STREET	health and fitness suite	1,026 yd
Compton Park Recreation Centre (Closed) Paget Road	swimming pool	1,085 yd
Penn Fields School (Closed) Birches Barn Road	grass pitches	1,092 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	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/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	74.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	126.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	10 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	15.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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