Living in Wolverhampton

In Wolverhampton, the median gross salary is €3,476 a month (2025) and tenants pay an average rent of €1,104 a month (2026).

Wolverhampton's population was 234,025 at the end of 2021. For Wolverhampton, the regional median gross salary was €2,914 per month at the end of 2024. Wolverhampton's unemployment stood at 7.57% at the end of 2018.

Last checked 2026-09-2329 sources

Population234,025people31 Dec 2021Official source · Office for National Statistics

Median gross salary3,476EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS)

Average rent1,104EUR/month31 Aug 2026Official source · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority

Unemployment rate7.57%country median 3.4% — 123% aboveOfficial source · Eurostat

Recorded crime9,198offences per 100,000country median 9,646 — 5% belowOfficial source · Office for National Statistics

PM2.5, annual mean11µg/m³31 Dec 2016Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

Higher unemployment than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it, less recorded crime than 61% of United Kingdom cities that publish it and dirtier air than any other United Kingdom city that publishes it.

Which United Kingdom-wide rules apply when you move to Wolverhampton?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Wolverhampton. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€24

Mobile plan, 10 GB€13

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	24.02 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	BT Full Fibre 150²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	12.87 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Three 100GB one-month data pack²⁰Official · national market
Rent price index, mean	1,104 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR), UK: monthly price statistics, 16 September 2026 edition¹⁹Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,104 EUR/month	31 Aug 2026	ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority¹⁵Official

Is Wolverhampton a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker44%strong on work, weak on safety · range 35–53%

Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 48–64%

Student40%strong on education, weak on work · range 33–47%

Family50%strong on family, weak on cost · range 42–58%

Retirement31%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 20–42%

Work and income

Employment rates for Wolverhampton measured 53.4% at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, Wolverhampton recorded 99,200.

What is the typical salary in Wolverhampton?

The median gross salary is about 3,476 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,476 EUR/month · Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS)¹
Median gross salary (regional): 2,914 EUR/month · 2026-08-06 · Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹²

What is the unemployment rate in Wolverhampton?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2018).

Unemployment rate: 7.57 % · Eurostat⁵

Unemployment across cities in United KingdomUnemployment in Wolverhampton is 7.6%. Of 999 cities with data, 652 have unemployment of 2 to under 4%.

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Wolverhampton 7.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	53.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official
Median gross salary	3,476 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS)¹Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,914 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics (ONS)¹²Official · regional context
Unemployment rate	7.57 %country median 3.4%	31 Dec 2018	Eurostat⁵Official

Unemployment rate over time8 published observations, 2004–2018

6.2%

9.0%

11.8%

14.6%

7.6%2004200920152018

Unemployment rate rose 11.3% between 2004 and 2018, from 6.8% to 7.6%.

What does a salary buy in Wolverhampton?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,707of €2,848 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,848
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ONS Price Index of Private Rents, Table 1: average monthly rent price by local authority · 2026-08-31	− €1,104
Internet€24 · official · BT Full Fibre 150 · 2026-09-30	− €24
Mobile plan€13 · official · Three 100GB one-month data pack · 2026-09-30	− €13
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,707

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wolverhampton. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Jobcentre Plus — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wolverhampton. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Primary schools	82 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official
Schools	136 count	3 Aug 2026	Department for Education (GIAS)³Official

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 5 to 16, and public school is free.

A country-wide rule for United Kingdom; Wolverhampton's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: legislation.gov.uk · 1996–2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
GP practices	100 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS GP Practices report (epraccur)⁷Official
Pharmacies	59 count	30 Sept 2026	ODS Pharmacy/Dispensaries report (edispensary)⁸Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Wolverhampton under the national coverage rules.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

How safe is Wolverhampton?

Police recorded about 9,198 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 9,198 offences per 100,000 · Office for National Statistics¹¹

Recorded crime across major citiesWolverhampton highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Manchester14,267

Bristol13,099

Liverpool12,409

Leeds11,462

Birmingham11,416

Leicester11,001

Sheffield9,693

Cardiff9,379

Wolverhampton9,198

Belfast9,156

Glasgow757

Edinburgh549

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Burglaries per 100,000 residents	318.9 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2026	PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁸Official
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	9,198 offences per 100,000country median 9,646	31 Dec 2024	Office for National Statistics¹¹Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents	3,861 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2026	PFA tables, year ending March 2026 (Table C2 counts; Table C4 rates and mid-2024 population)¹⁸Official

Mobility and administration

Wolverhampton's nearest airport was BHX, 29 km away and offered 81 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	81 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights¹⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	29 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BHX	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports¹⁷Official

Climate and air quality

Wolverhampton recorded annual PM2.5 of 11 µg/m³ at the end of 2016.

Is the air quality good in Wolverhampton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2016) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency⁴

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United KingdomOf 941 cities with data, 487 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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487

200

3–44–55–66–77–88–99–1013–14

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11 µg/m³	31 Dec 2016	European Environment Agency⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 13.52 · Feb 16.24 · Mar 18.87 · Apr 23.04 · May 25.76 · Jun 28.41 · Jul 31.97 · Aug 30.59 · Sep 26.95 · Oct 26.26 · Nov 18.12 · Dec 13.87 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -7.58 · Feb -9.3 · Mar -6.39 · Apr -4.09 · May -1.07 · Jun 3.29 · Jul 6.44 · Aug 5.52 · Sep 3.04 · Oct -2.9 · Nov -5.14 · Dec -7.62 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan 3.62 · Feb 3.79 · Mar 5.52 · Apr 8.35 · May 11.52 · Jun 14.61 · Jul 16.39 · Aug 15.96 · Sep 13.54 · Oct 10.28 · Nov 6.53 · Dec 4.23 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Median age stood at 38 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Wolverhampton?

The published population was 234,025 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Population	234,025 people	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics¹⁰Official

International community in Wolverhampton

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Usual residents living in the individual ONS Built-up Area on Census Day 21 March 2021 · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Europe: United Kingdom	180,270	77.0%
Non-EU countries (including British Overseas)	38,810	16.6%
Europe: EU countries	14,945	6.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher	27 %	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official
Workers aged 16 and over	99,200 workers	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official
Median age	38 years	31 Dec 2021	Office for National Statistics⁹Official
Universities	1 count	3 Aug 2026	Office for Students¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Wolverhampton

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Coventry as a Wolverhampton alternative in the same region

45 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 5.0% Coventry vs 7.6% Wolverhampton−34%
Median gross pay, city: €4,015 Coventry vs €3,476 Wolverhampton+15%
Median gross pay, region: €3,346 Coventry vs €2,914 Wolverhampton+15%
Residents: 344,285 Coventry vs 234,025 Wolverhampton+47%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 8,836 Coventry vs 9,198 Wolverhampton−4%

Full comparison More about Coventry

Reading as a Wolverhampton alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 148 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,772 Reading vs €3,476 Wolverhampton+37%
Unemployment: 4.3% Reading vs 7.6% Wolverhampton−43%
Median gross pay, region: €3,748 Reading vs €2,914 Wolverhampton+29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 9,795 Reading vs 9,198 Wolverhampton+6%
Residents: 203,795 Reading vs 234,025 Wolverhampton−13%

Full comparison More about Reading

Cities near Wolverhampton

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United Kingdom

Other cities in United Kingdom to compare with Wolverhampton, nearest in population first.

All United Kingdom cities

Luton233,525 residents Aberdeen231,780 residents Northampton243,520 residents Portsmouth223,305 residents Islington222,724 residents Southampton249,620 residents

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Wolverhampton in rankings

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Wolverhampton?

The published population was 234,025 people in 2021. Source: Office for National Statistics.

Is the air quality good in Wolverhampton?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11 µg/m³ (2016) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency.

How safe is Wolverhampton?

Police recorded about 9,198 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Office for National Statistics.

What is the typical salary in Wolverhampton?

The median gross salary is about 3,476 EUR/month (2025). The regional series (home-region basis, 2024) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Annual survey of hours and earnings - workplace analysis, NOMIS table NM_99_1 (ONS).

What is the unemployment rate in Wolverhampton?

The unemployment rate is about 7.6 % (2018). Source: Eurostat.

What is the typical salary around Wolverhampton?

The median gross salary is 2,914 EUR/month. Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Is Wolverhampton a good place to live?

Wolverhampton may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Wolverhampton?

Wednesfield, Willenhall, Featherstone, Tipton, Dudley are near Wolverhampton. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in Europe: United Kingdom live in Wolverhampton?

The official country of birth distribution records 180,270 people (77.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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