# Bilston

Town in Wolverhampton and Walsall, West Midlands.

Bilston is a town in Wolverhampton and Walsall, West Midlands. Median sale price £205,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 120.0 per 1,000 people. About 37,932 people.

Town. Code E63002772. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)

Bilston is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bilston add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £205,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bilston was £205,000 in 2025. Joint 254th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 34,631** (2021). Bilston had 34,631 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 320th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 46%** (2022). About 46% of people in Bilston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Bilston, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002772) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 46% of people in Bilston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63002772) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 257 homes were sold in Bilston in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002772) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bilston.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002772) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bilston had 34,631 usual residents at the census.

## How Bilston compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Bilston | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £205,000 | joint 11th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 34,631 | 35th most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 46% | 38th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.1% | joint 27th highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Bilston safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bilston at a rate of 120.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 444 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bilston.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,861), other crime (722) and shoplifting (629).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bilston was 124.1 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Bilston, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bilston has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Bilston

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Walsall 038D](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010314) | 1,668 | 96.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.2% |
| [Walsall 038E](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall/neighbourhood/e01010315) | 1,953 | 111.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010421) | 1,658 | 84.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 023A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010417) | 1,634 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Wolverhampton 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010419) | 1,757 | 62.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.2% |
| [Wolverhampton 023C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010420) | 1,357 | 86.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [Wolverhampton 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010414) | 2,213 | 336.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.6% |
| [Wolverhampton 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010415) | 1,818 | 110.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010416) | 1,894 | 73.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.6% |
| [Wolverhampton 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010422) | 1,868 | 79.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.3% |
| [Wolverhampton 029B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010450) | 2,676 | 137.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.9% |
| [Wolverhampton 029C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010451) | 2,033 | 127.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.6% |
| [Wolverhampton 029E](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010455) | 2,645 | 93.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.1% |
| [Wolverhampton 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010410) | 2,432 | 146.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 94.8% |
| [Wolverhampton 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010411) | 2,160 | 64.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Wolverhampton 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010412) | 2,141 | 169.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.3% |
| [Wolverhampton 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/neighbourhood/e01010413) | 1,702 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |

## Your MP

- [Wolverhampton South East](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east): Pat McFadden (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Councils Bilston sits in

[Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [Walsall](https://openindex.co.uk/walsall)

## Postcode districts covering Bilston

[WS10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ws10), [WV2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv2), [WV14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv14)

## Middle areas in Bilston

[Bilston Lunt & Loxdale](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/bilston-lunt-and-loxdale), [Bilston North East](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/bilston-north-east), [Bradley](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/bradley), [Ettingshall](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton/ettingshall)

## Towns near Bilston

[Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall), [Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darlaston), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wednesbury), [Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tipton), [Coseley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coseley)

## Bilston in brief

Bilston is a town in Wolverhampton and Walsall, West Midlands.
About 37,932 people lived in Bilston in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £205,000 in 2025 across 257 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 120.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Bilston was £205,000 in 2025.
Bilston had 34,631 usual residents at the census.
About 46% of people in Bilston live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Bilston, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002772
- Constituency: [Wolverhampton South East †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wolverhampton-south-east)
- Council: [Wolverhampton †](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 8.43 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,932*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 103

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Wolverhampton](https://openindex.co.uk/wolverhampton), [Darlaston](https://openindex.co.uk/town/darlaston), [Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/tipton), [Coseley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/coseley), [Willenhall](https://openindex.co.uk/town/willenhall), [Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/wednesbury)

## Latest updates for Bilston

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63002772

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/bilston