5POPULATION
13.9%UNEMPLOYED
31%MARRIED
£0AVERAGE WAGE
HI CRIME RATE
4%'AB' SOCIAL CLASS
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What social class do the population of WV1 2XF belong to? What are the predominant ethnic groups? How deprived is WV1 2XF in Wolverhampton, how professionally qualified are the community, and how many hours a week do they work? All this, and more information and demographic statistics about WV1 2XF from the Census 2011.


AVERAGE AGES

  • 31%Children
  • 70%Adults

31% of people in this postcode area are children. Of the remainder, 5% are aged 76 or more.

GENDER SPLIT

  • 60%Male
  • 40%Female

From the last census, 60% of people in WV12XF male, and 40% female. Men outnumber women in East Park.

SOCIAL GRADES

  • 4%AB
  • 42%C2/C2
  • 54%DE

According to census records, 4% of people here have a social grade of AB (highest), compared to the national average of 27%.

MARITAL STATUS

  • 47%SINGLE
  • 31%MARRIED

The percentage of people who are married in WV1 2XF is 47%. Single and 'other' people is 53%.

ETHNICITY

  • 73%WHITE
  • 27%NON-WHITE

73% of people class themselves as 'white', compared to a national UK average of 81.9%

UNEMPLOYMENT

  • 77%WORKING
  • 13.9%UNEMPLOYED

13.9% are either unemployed or students in this area. The UK unemployment rate is 4%.

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Demographics

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Hotels and Bed & Breakfast

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Cash Machines (ATMs)

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WV12XF Postcode Breakdown

WVAREA1DISTRICT2SECTORXFUNIT
Full PostcodeWV1 2XF
Latitude/Longitude,
Postal TownWolverhampton
Easting
Northing
Ward Name
MSOA Name
LSOA Name
CountyWest Midlands
Region
CountryEngland
Local Authority
Local Authority Code
Area ClassificationUrban with Major Conurbation

WV12XF Postal District

Compass Postal District

WV1 2XF postcode is located in the postal town of Wolverhampton. Wolverhampton postal area may cover a large geographical region that may correspond to several postal districts, which may include many towns and/or villages. Use the map to determine the geographical location of the postcode WV1 2XF.

Nearest Towns & Cities
Wolverhampton1.3 miles W
Wednesfield1.7 miles NE
Bilston1.8 miles E
Coseley2.2 miles SE
Darlaston3.1 miles E
Sedgley3.2 miles S
Willenhall3.3 miles E
Wednesbury4.2 miles E
Tipton4.4 miles S
Wombourn4.6 miles SW
Walsall4.6 miles E
Codsall5.5 miles NW
Trescott5.5 miles W
Woodside5.5 miles S
London113 miles E
Glasgow240 miles NW
Edinburgh237 miles N
Cardiff88 miles SW
Liverpool69 miles NW
Southampton120 miles SE
Saint Ives121 miles S

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Staffordshire County Council successfully bid for 199,000 from the Arts Council England to revamp Wombourne library.

Staffordshire County Council

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Staffordshire County Council

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Staffordshire County Council

Options explored to partially reopen Wombourne household waste recycling centre

Wombourne residents are being reminded to continue to use neighbouring Bilbrook household waste recycling centre as the county council explores options to partially reopen their site.

Staffordshire County Council

School refurbishments could be given the green light

A total of 56 million will be spent on building new schools, and maintaining and improving existing ones in Staffordshire over the coming year.

Staffordshire County Council

Work continues on recycling site options

Work is continuing to see if the closed Wombourne household waste recycling centre should be able to partially re-open soon.

Staffordshire County Council

Volunteers hailed for 1m fundraising success

The volunteers with the NSPCC say they were "gobsmacked" when they found out the total.

BBC News

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