Corve Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV6 9NU

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around WV6 9NU is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.1%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	52.2%	51.9%	-0.3%	51.0%	0.9%
Male	47.8%	48.1%	0.3%	49.0%	-0.9%

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 WV6 9NU, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 50% 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	46.6%	50%	3.4%	37.9%	12.1%
Married: Opposite sex	34.5%	28.1%	-6.4%	44.2%	-16.1%
Separated	0.5%	5.2%	4.7%	2.2%	3.0%
Divorced	10.2%	10.4%	0.2%	9.1%	1.3%
Widowed	8.3%	6.3%	-2.0%	6.1%	0.2%

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	44.6%	43.6%	-1.0%	48.4%	-4.8%
Good health	31.9%	34.3%	2.4%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	13.9%	15.7%	1.8%	12.7%	3.0%
Bad health	7.2%	4.7%	-2.5%	4.0%	0.7%
Very bad health	2.4%	1.7%	-0.7%	1.2%	0.5%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	27.2%	24.6%	-2.6%	18.2%	6.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	14.1%	11.8%	-2.3%	9.6%	2.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.6%	13.9%	-0.7%	13.4%	0.5%
Apprenticeship	2.4%	2.1%	-0.3%	5.3%	-3.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	15.5%	19.8%	4.3%	16.9%	2.9%
Degree or Similar	19.4%	25.1%	5.7%	33.8%	-8.7%
Other	6.8%	2.7%	-4.1%	2.8%	-0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 71.7% 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)
Chinese	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.7%	0.6%
Indian	2.4%	8.3%	5.9%	3.1%	5.2%
Pakistani	3.2%	2.9%	-0.3%	2.7%	0.2%
Other Asian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	1.6%	2.5%	0.9%	2.5%	0.0%
Black Caribbean	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	1.0%	0.7%
Other Black	2.8%	1.7%	-1.1%	0.5%	1.2%
Mixed White and Asian	2.4%	0.8%	-1.6%	0.8%	0.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	4.4%	5.4%	1.0%	0.9%	4.5%
Mixed Other	0.8%	1.3%	0.5%	0.8%	0.5%
White	78.5%	71.7%	-6.8%	81.4%	-9.7%
Arab	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Other	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.5% 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	93.6%	81.5%	-12.1%	83.2%	-1.7%
European Union	0%	8.8%	8.8%	6.1%	2.7%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	2%	1.7%	-0.3%	2.7%	-1.0%
Middle East and Asia	2.4%	5%	2.6%	5.6%	-0.6%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.3%	-1.3%
Oceania	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
British Overseas	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%	1.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	92.8%	82.6%	-10.2%	83.2%	-0.6%
10+ Years	0.8%	7.2%	6.4%	9.8%	-2.6%
5-10 Years	0%	1.7%	1.7%	2.9%	-1.2%
2-5 Years	2%	4.3%	2.3%	2.2%	2.1%
Less than 2 years	4.4%	4.3%	-0.1%	1.9%	2.4%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	72.6%	76.7%	-4.1%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1.3%	0.6%	0.7%
Poland	0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Romania	2.5%	0.9%	1.6%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
No passport held	18.6%	13.5%	5.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	33.5%	37.2%	-3.7%
Christian	52.1%	46.2%	5.9%
Hindu	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%
Muslim	3%	6.5%	-3.5%
Sikh	5.5%	0.9%	4.6%
Other religion	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Not answered	3%	6.0%	-3.0%

Safety

Is Corve Gardens Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Corve Gardens was 81.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 0.6% lower than the Oxley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Corve Gardens has the 17th highest crime rate of 61 local areas in Oxley and the 311th highest crime rate of 782 local areas in Wolverhampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 65.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 13.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 53% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,600

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in WV6 9NU, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (average )
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 Corve Gardens are based on 24 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 Corve Gardens, Wolverhampton, WV6 9NU

Estimated Average Property Prices for WV6 9NU

Average Price
£268,726

Semi-Detached
£269,269

Terraced
£266,555

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Corve Gardens

Average Price
£263,416

Semi-Detached
£261,941

Terraced
£273,739

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Corve GardensStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
30 Corve Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£250,000	2023-04-12	£283,841
2 Corve Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£195,000	2021-12-21	£247,061
18 Corve Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£161,000	2017-08-04	£255,803
34 Corve Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£189,500	2017-06-09	£308,794
2 Corve Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£144,000	2015-03-17	£268,634

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for WV6 9NU

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	66
Retired	29
Part-Time Employee	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	18
Self-Employed	14
Other	10
Looking after home or family	10
Student (economically inactive)	9
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	22
Education	12
Manufacturing	12
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	10
Transport and storage	10
Financial and insurance activities	5
Other	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Real estate activities	3
Information and communication	2
Professional, scientific and technical activities	2
Accommodation and food service activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 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	863 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Low Hill Nursery School Jenks Avenue , Low Hill WV10 9JN	4out of 4	3,460 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Elston Hall Nursery School Shelley Road , Fordhouses WV10 6BG	- not rated	3,621 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bushbury Nursery School Bushbury Lane , Bushbury WV10 8JP	3out of 4	4,017 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Eastfield Nursery School Griffin Street , WV1 2HH	4out of 4	4,300 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Giffard Catholic Primary School Hordern Close , Hordern Road WV6 0HR	- not rated	266 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary Academy & Nursery Hordern Close , Hordern Road WV6 0HR	3out of 4	266 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary Academy Lower Street , Tettenhall WV6 9AF	4out of 4	284 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Michael's Church of England Aided Primary School Lower Street , Tettenhall WV6 9AF	- not rated	284 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Andrew's Church of England Junior School Coleman Street , Whitmore Reans WV6 0RH	- not rated	725 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Valley Park School Cromer Gardens , WV6 0UA	- not rated	365 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	- not rated	1,120 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Wolverhampton Girls' High School Tettenhall Road , Tettenhall WV6 0BY	4out of 4	1,120 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	1,236 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Academy Compton Park , Compton Road West WV3 9DU	3out of 4	1,236 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	2,444 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Bilbrook CofE (VC) Middle School Bilbrook Road , Codsall WV8 1EU	3out of 4	3,860 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Codsall Middle School Wolverhampton Road , Codsall WV8 1PB	- not rated	3,999 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Codsall Middle School Wolverhampton Road , Codsall WV8 1PB	3out of 4	3,999 yd	Academy converter	No	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	3,698 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Evergreen Academy Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UA	3out of 4	364 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Kingston Centre (Primary PRU) Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UA	- not rated	364 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph Convent 24 Sandy Lane , Tettenhall WV6 9EB	- not rated	492 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pine Green Academy Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UB	- not rated	740 yd	Academy special sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
New Park School Valley Park Campus , Cromer Gardens WV6 0UB	- not rated	740 yd	Community 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
Cupcake Lane	Smestow Valley Station Building, Meadow View Terrace	450 yd
Grill It	291 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton	507 yd
New Mother India	Mother India, 136 Tettenhall Road	621 yd
Fjaka	18 Upper Green, Wolverhampton	766 yd
From Our Kitchen Ltd	18A Upper Green, Wolverhampton	766 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Albert Lawn Tennis Club	Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton	222 yd
The Swan	17 Lower Street, Wolverhampton	272 yd
The Newbridge	Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton	452 yd
Two Greens	The Rock Hotel, Old Hill	583 yd
The Claregate	34 Codsall Road, Wolverhampton	767 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Chopsticks	305 Tettenhall Road, Wolverhampton	464 yd
Domino's Pizza	DOMINO'S, 287A Tettenhall Road	499 yd
Pang's Express	83 Aldersley Road, Wolverhampton	504 yd
The Island House	105 Newbridge Crescent, Wolverhampton	525 yd
Newbridge Tandoori	Tandoori, 101 Newbridge Crescent	525 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Tesco Express, 32B Codsall Road		767 yd
The Co-Operative	The Cooperative, 23 - 25 High Street		799 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Ss Peter And Paul Catholic Primary Academy And Nursery GIFFORD RC SCHOOL HOUSE GIFFORD RC SCHOOL HOUSE HORDERN ROAD	grass pitches	255 yd
The Albert Lawn Tennis Club ALDERSLEY ROAD	tennis courts	289 yd
St Michaels Ce Aided Primary School LOWER STREET	grass pitches	334 yd
Kingston Centre (Closed) Cromer Gardens	grass pitches	364 yd
Newbridge Playing Fields NEWBRIDGE PLAYING FIELDS NEWBRIDGE PLAYING FIELDS TETTENHALL ROAD	grass pitches	381 yd
St Andrews C Of E School ST ANDREWS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL ST ANDREWS CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL COLEMAN STREET		597 yd
Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis And Squash Club NUEVO COURT	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, tennis courts	697 yd
Claregate Park KNIGHTS CRESCENT	grass pitches, tennis courts	772 yd
Tettenhall Upper Green STOCKWELL ROAD	grass pitches	781 yd
Tettenhall College COLLEGE ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	921 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	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	195.3 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	16.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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