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Wolverhampton Central

Middle area

South west Wolverhampton. 13,549 people in 3.1 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 Wolverhampton Central’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£136,000
325th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,532
399th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
9.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Wolverhampton Central compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Wolverhampton CentralMiddle
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. Wolverhampton Central is £136,000.
£136,000lowest
Population33 middle areas, Wolverhampton · 2021
Population: every middle area in Wolverhampton33 areas from 5,556 to 14,363. The middle area is 7,643. Wolverhampton Central is 11,532.
11,5323rd highest
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%. Wolverhampton Central is 90.9%.
90.9%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%. Wolverhampton Central is 9.5%.
9.5%joint 3rd 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 Wolverhampton Central 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
Wolverhampton Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Wolverhampton Central was £136,000 in 2025.

Wolverhampton Central had 11,532 usual residents at the census.

In Wolverhampton Central, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Wolverhampton Central, 9.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.