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Bilston South

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South east Wolverhampton. About 15,516 people in 4.6 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In Bilston South, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,428
951st highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.5%
2,443rd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Bilston South compares

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Bilston SouthMiddle
Population20 wards, Wolverhampton · 2021
Population: every ward in Wolverhampton20 areas from 10,648 to 15,577. The middle area is 13,011. Bilston South is 14,428.
14,4284th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Wolverhampton · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Wolverhampton20 areas from 91.6% to 99.9%. The middle area is 98.9%. Bilston South is 97.4%.
97.4%joint 4th lowest
Claimant rate20 wards, Wolverhampton · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Wolverhampton20 areas from 3.3% to 11.3%. The middle area is 6.1%. Bilston South is 6.3%.
6.3%joint 9th highest
Aged 15 to 6420 wards, Wolverhampton · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Wolverhampton20 areas from 56.6% to 71.8%. The middle area is 63.0%. Bilston South is 64.5%.
64.5%7th highest

Figures for the whole of Wolverhampton

These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each ward, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not Bilston South 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
Bilston South in brief

Bilston South had 14,428 usual residents at the census.

In Bilston South, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Bilston South, 6.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.5% of residents in Bilston South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.