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West Park

Middle area

West Wolverhampton. 8,669 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in West Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£188,500
Joint 1,227th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,893
3,729th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in West Park

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Park at a rate of 141.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.

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

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences538
Shoplifting211
Other crime182
Criminal damage and arson100
Vehicle crime78
Anti-social behaviour35
Drug offences29
Burglary27
Robbery18
Theft from the person10

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How West Park 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. West Park is £188,500.
£188,5007th cheapest
Population33 middle areas, Wolverhampton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wolverhampton33 areas from 5,556 to 14,363. The middle area is 7,643. West Park is 7,893.
7,89311th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares33 middle areas, Wolverhampton · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Wolverhampton33 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 47.0%. West Park is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
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%. West Park is 98.4%.
98.4%13th lowest

Is West Park safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in West Park at a rate of 141.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 99.3 per 1,000 people across Wolverhampton.

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

In August 2026 alone, 120 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in West Park.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (538), shoplifting (211) and other crime (182).

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 Wolverhampton

These figures are published for the whole of Wolverhampton, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Wolverhampton and not West Park 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 paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.2×
Joint 106th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.6
23rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
West Park in brief

The median price paid for a home in West Park was £188,500 in 2025.

West Park had 7,893 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in West Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In West Park, 98.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.