Tower Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Tower Street is classified by the ONS as Young Families and Students. Tower Street is in the top 20% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Tower Street is located in the St Peter's ward of the Wolverhampton district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.584592, -2.125129
Grid Ref SO916985
Suburb Heath Town
Constituency Wolverhampton South West
Postcodes WV1 3GZ, WV1 3SH, WV1 3XU

House Prices

We have no record of house sales in Tower Street in the last 3 years. Therefore we cannot provide a house price analysis for this road.

Crime in Tower Street, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Tower Street during April 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Tower Street and compared that to the average for the St Peter's ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Tower Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the St Peter's ward

Social economic statistics for Tower Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Tower Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Tower Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Tower Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Tower Street are in the top 30% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Tower Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Tower Street are in the top 40% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Tower Street are in the top 40% of the most health & disability in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Tower Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Tower Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Tower Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Tower Street.

Unemployment in Tower Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
6.18% of Tower Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Tower Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Tower Street. The proportion of retirees on Tower Street is 15.79% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
2.81% of Tower Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Tower Street

The proportion of home owners on Tower Street is 57.5% lower than the national average of 62%. 62.16% of properties in Tower Street are private rented and 33.33% are social rented.
4.5% of residents of Tower Street own their home

Country of Birth of Tower Street residents

The proportion if Tower Street residents born in the UK is 34.2% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 51.55% of Tower Street residents were born outside the UK.
48.45% of Tower Street residents were born in the UK

Tower Street Summary

Tower Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Tower Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

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