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Wombourne North

Ward

The south of the South Staffordshire. About 6,961 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 81% of people in Wombourne North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
6,735
Joint 4,187th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
81%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
82.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wombourne North compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Wombourne NorthMiddle
Population20 wards, South Staffordshire · 2021
Population: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 2,302 to 8,676. The middle area is 5,237. Wombourne North is 6,735.
6,7357th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, South Staffordshire · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 0.0% to 95.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Wombourne North is 81.0%.
81%3rd most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, South Staffordshire · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 33.3% to 99.8%. The middle area is 86.2%. Wombourne North is 82.7%.
82.7%7th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, South Staffordshire · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in South Staffordshire20 areas from 1.6% to 4.8%. The middle area is 2.3%. Wombourne North is 2.7%.
2.7%7th highest

Is Wombourne North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Wombourne North at a rate of 57.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 59.3 per 1,000 people across South Staffordshire.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 29 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Wombourne North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (114), other crime (63) and anti-social behaviour (52).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of South Staffordshire

These figures are published for the whole of South Staffordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of South Staffordshire and not Wombourne North alone. See South Staffordshire

Average house price
£308,695
Up 2.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£38,788
167th highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
8.0×
Joint 133rd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.5
71st least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Wombourne North in brief

Wombourne North had 6,735 usual residents at the census.

About 81% of people in Wombourne North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Wombourne North, 82.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wombourne North, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.