Marchant Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9QG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding WV3 9QG has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	46.1%	48.3%	2.2%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	53.9%	51.7%	-2.2%	49.0%	2.7%

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	32.7%	36.6%	3.9%	37.9%	-1.3%
Married: Opposite sex	54.5%	50%	-4.5%	44.2%	5.8%
Separated	3.4%	1.1%	-2.3%	2.2%	-1.1%
Divorced	4.1%	6.7%	2.6%	9.1%	-2.4%
Widowed	5.3%	5.6%	0.3%	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	43%	49.2%	6.2%	48.4%	0.8%
Good health	36.8%	29.7%	-7.1%	33.6%	-3.9%
Fair health	13.9%	15.5%	1.6%	12.7%	2.8%
Bad health	5.3%	4.1%	-1.2%	4.0%	0.1%
Very bad health	0.9%	1.6%	0.7%	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.

This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 46.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	16.4%	-2.8%	18.2%	-1.8%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	10.9%	9%	-1.9%	9.6%	-0.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.4%	9.3%	-3.1%	13.4%	-4.1%
Apprenticeship	3%	3%	0.0%	5.3%	-2.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.3%	13.4%	5.1%	16.9%	-3.5%
Degree or Similar	39.5%	46.6%	7.1%	33.8%	12.8%
Other	6.8%	2.2%	-4.6%	2.8%	-0.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.6% 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	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.1%	-1.1%
Indian	22.3%	30%	7.7%	3.1%	26.9%
Pakistani	4.6%	6.3%	1.7%	2.7%	3.6%
Other Asian	11.1%	0.3%	-10.8%	1.6%	-1.3%
Black African	0.3%	2.5%	2.2%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%	1.0%	1.2%
Other Black	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%	0.5%	0.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1.2%	1.9%	0.7%	0.8%	1.1%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	2.5%	1.9%	-0.6%	0.9%	1.0%
Mixed Other	1.9%	0.6%	-1.3%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	51.7%	47.6%	-4.1%	81.4%	-33.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
Other	1.9%	5.4%	3.5%	1.6%	3.8%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.8% 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	70%	74.8%	4.8%	83.2%	-8.4%
European Union	5%	5.7%	0.7%	6.1%	-0.4%
Africa	2.8%	3.1%	0.3%	2.7%	0.4%
Middle East and Asia	20.1%	15.4%	-4.7%	5.6%	9.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.5%	0%	-1.5%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0.6%	0.9%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	69.3%	74.8%	5.5%	83.2%	-8.4%
10+ Years	1.9%	21.4%	19.5%	9.8%	11.6%
5-10 Years	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	2.9%	-1.6%
2-5 Years	7.4%	0%	-7.4%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	21.1%	2.5%	-18.6%	1.9%	0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.1%	76.7%	8.4%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Italy	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Romania	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Other EU countries	1.9%	1.5%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Southern Asia	1.6%	1.2%	0.4%
Oceania	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.6%	37.2%	-11.6%
Christian	29.7%	46.2%	-16.5%
Hindu	6.6%	1.7%	4.9%
Jewish	1.6%	0.5%	1.1%
Muslim	5.7%	6.5%	-0.8%
Sikh	24.9%	0.9%	24.0%
Other religion	1.6%	0.6%	1.0%
Not answered	4.4%	6.0%	-1.6%

Safety

Is Marchant Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Marchant Road was 103.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.1% lower than the Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Marchant Road has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Park and the 238th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 63.1 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 8.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a slightly lower level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 69% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£39,700

Income Rank
4/10

Household Income in WV3 9QG, 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 - 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 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 - 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 - 10/10 (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) - 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 Marchant Road are based on 28 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 Marchant Road, Wolverhampton, WV3 9QG

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV3 9QG

Average Price
£342,736

Semi-Detached
£360,636

Terraced
£311,049

Detached
£205,087

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Marchant Road

Average Price
£349,088

Semi-Detached
£374,777

Terraced
£295,413

Detached
£253,223

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Marchant Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
1 Marchant Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Detached, an established residential building	£300,000	2025-11-06	£300,000
26 Marchant Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£336,000	2025-02-14	£347,232
1A Marchant Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£290,000	2024-11-29	£311,909
9 Marchant Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£255,000	2024-03-22	£285,917
3 Marchant Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£275,000	2023-08-22	£309,304

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV3 9QG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	95
Retired	66
Part-Time Employee	27
Self-Employed	22
Student (economically inactive)	18
Long-Term Sick or disabled	13
Unemployed	11
Other	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Education	32
Human health and social work activities	27
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	26
Manufacturing	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	13
Financial and insurance activities	9
Other	9
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Construction	7
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	4
Information and communication	3
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Real estate 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	1,123 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Phoenix Nursery School Phoenix Street , Blakenhall WV2 3JS	3out of 4	3,038 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	3,471 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	4,062 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Windsor Nursery School Parkfield Road , Parkfield WV4 6EL	3out of 4	4,249 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Jude's Church of England Junior School Paget Road , WV6 0DT	- not rated	252 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Jude's Church of England Primary School Paget Road , WV6 0DT	- not rated	252 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Jude's Church of England Primary Academy Paget Road , WV6 0DT	3out of 4	252 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Merridale Primary School Aspen Way , WV3 0UP	3out of 4	940 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Merridale Primary School Aspen Way , WV3 0UP	- not rated	940 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	5,292 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	507 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	507 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Edmunds Catholic School, A Specialist Mathematics & Computing College Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	793 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Academy Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	3out of 4	793 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Peter's Collegiate Church of England School Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	- not rated	800 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	3,046 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School Bilbrook Road , Codsall WV8 1EU	3out of 4	5,432 yd	Voluntary controlled 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	4,745 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Wolverhampton College Wellington Road , WV14 6BT	- not rated	4,829 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	2,136 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	314 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Parkdale School 1 Parkdale West , Tettenhall Road WV1 4TE	- not rated	570 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Newbridge Preparatory School 51 Newbridge Crescent , Tettenhall WV6 0LH	- not rated	1,004 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Aurora Cedars School 39 Compton Road West , Compton WV3 9DW	- not rated	1,118 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Park Lodge School Park Lodge, 26 Park Avenue , WV1 4AH	- not rated	1,236 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
Zion City Tabernacle	126 Compton Road, Wolverhampton	222 yd
Mays Cafe	1D Clark Road, Wolverhampton	367 yd
Wolf Mountain Limited	Wolf Mountain, Paget Road	502 yd
The Lounge At Deansgate	Deansgate, 62 - 70 Tettenhall Road	503 yd
West Park Tea Rooms	Chalet Tea Rooms, West Park	726 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Linden House	Masonic Hall, 211 Tettenhall Road	600 yd
The Chindit	113 Merridale Road, Wolverhampton	629 yd
Royal Oak	The Royal Oak Public House, 70 Compton Road	736 yd
Heritage Centre	50 - 51 Sweetman Street, Wolverhampton	833 yd
The Newhampton Inn	Newhampton Inn, Riches Street	894 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Jasmine House	Jasmine House No 2, 107 Newhampton Road West	927 yd
Lahore Kebab House	103 Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton	941 yd
La Cucina	40 Bath Road, Wolverhampton	967 yd
Roma	40C Bath Road, Wolverhampton	967 yd
The Egg Free Cake Box	50 - 51 Newhampton Road West, Wolverhampton	993 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Sainsbury's	Sainsburys Local, 51 Compton Road		383 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Judes C Of E Academy HATTON ROAD	grass pitches	223 yd
The Wolverhampton Grammar School COMPTON ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	316 yd
Compton Park Recreation Centre (Closed) Paget Road	swimming pool	356 yd
Wolverhampton Girls' High School TETTENHALL ROAD	grass pitches	506 yd
Gamesfield Green Playing Field GLENGARRY GARDENS	grass pitches	537 yd
St. Peter'S Collegiate School COMPTON ROAD WEST	health and fitness suite	662 yd
St. Edmund'S Catholic Academy Compton Road West	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, tennis courts	720 yd
St. Edmund'S Rc School (Closed) Compton Road West		808 yd
Sir Jack Hayward Training Ground THE SIR JACK HAYWARD TRAINING GROUND THE SIR JACK HAYWARD TRAINING GROUND DOUGLAS TURNER WAY	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	950 yd
St. Peter'S Collegiate School Pitches THE SIR JACK HAYWARD TRAINING GROUND THE SIR JACK HAYWARD TRAINING GROUND DOUGLAS TURNER WAY	grass pitches, tennis courts	977 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	79.8 Mbit/s
Average download speed	152.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	18.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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