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Deprivation in Wolverhampton

Metropolitan borough

The middle of the West Midlands. 281,434 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 69 square kilometres.

8 layers about deprivation for Wolverhampton, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

78 of Wolverhampton’s 161 neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 20%.

Deprivation score (England)

CouncilEngland only
32.6
MHCLG · 2025

Wolverhampton has a deprivation score of 32.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Among areas of the same kind in England, that is the 23rd most deprived of 296.

A higher score means more deprivation.

Deprivation score (England): Wolverhampton among every council296 areas from 5.9 to 43.5. The middle area is 19.0. Wolverhampton is 32.6.

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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Published for neighbourhoods, not as one figure for the whole of Wolverhampton. The map shows each one.

Education deprivation (England)

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Employment deprivation (England)

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Health deprivation (England)

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Income deprivation (England)

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Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%

CouncilEngland only
21.7%
MHCLG · 2025

21.7% of the neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton are among the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England.

Among councils in England, that is the 32nd most deprived of 296.

Share of neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 10%: Wolverhampton among every council296 areas from 0.0% to 50.0%. The middle area is 2.6%. Wolverhampton is 21.7%.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%

CouncilEngland only
78
MHCLG · 2025

In Wolverhampton, 78 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived 20% of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in England's most deprived 20%: Wolverhampton among every council296 areas from 0 to 362. The middle area is 11. Wolverhampton is 78.