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Blakenhall

Middle area

South Wolverhampton. 16,297 people in 3.0 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Blakenhall’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£185,000
1,141st lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
14,363
25th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
8.1%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Blakenhall compares

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Median sale price33 middle areas, Wolverhampton · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Wolverhampton33 areas from £136,000 to £300,000. The middle area is £212,500. Blakenhall is £185,000.
£185,0006th lowest
Population33 middle areas, Wolverhampton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wolverhampton33 areas from 5,556 to 14,363. The middle area is 7,643. Blakenhall is 14,363.
14,363highest
Gigabit broadband coverage33 middle areas, Wolverhampton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Wolverhampton33 areas from 90.9% to 100.0%. The middle area is 99.2%. Blakenhall is 98.1%.
98.1%9th lowest
Claimant rate33 middle areas, Wolverhampton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Wolverhampton33 areas from 2.6% to 12.7%. The middle area is 6.0%. Blakenhall is 8.1%.
8.1%joint 9th highest

Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton

These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not Blakenhall alone. See Wolverhampton

Average house price
£220,559
Up 7.2% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,858
89th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.6
23rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Blakenhall in brief

The median price paid for a home in Blakenhall was £185,000 in 2025.

Blakenhall had 14,363 usual residents at the census.

In Blakenhall, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Blakenhall, 8.1% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.