Brook Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Brook Street is classified by the ONS as Multi-Ethnic Hardship. Brook Street is in the top 10% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is one of the most deprived in the country

Geography

Brook Street is located in the Bilston East ward of the Wolverhampton district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.563601, -2.071194
Grid Ref SO952961
Suburb Lunt
Constituency Wolverhampton South East
Postcodes WV14 0NS, WV14 0SX

House Prices

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

Crime in Brook Street, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Brook Street in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-midlands Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Brook Street
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Brook Street and compared that to the average for the Bilston East ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Brook Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Bilston East ward

Social economic statistics for Brook 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 Brook Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Brook 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 Brook Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Brook Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Brook Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Brook Street are in the top 10% 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 Brook Street are in the top 10% of the most health & disability deprived 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 Brook Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Brook Street are in the top 10% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Brook Street

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

Unemployment in Brook 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.
7.01% of Brook Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Brook Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Brook Street. The proportion of retirees on Brook Street is 6.79% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
11.81% of Brook Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Brook Street

The proportion of home owners on Brook Street is 47.08% lower than the national average of 62%. 13.81% of properties in Brook Street are private rented and 69.61% are social rented.
14.92% of residents of Brook Street own their home

Country of Birth of Brook Street residents

The proportion if Brook Street residents born in the UK is 3.43% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 20.78% of Brook Street residents were born outside the UK.
79.22% of Brook Street residents were born in the UK

Brook Street Summary

With house prices in Brook Street less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Brook Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Brook Street has a lower level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Brook Street maybe easier than surrounding areas.

Brook Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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