DERRY STREET, WV2 1EY House Prices & Local Information

WV2 1EY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Derry Street, 1.0km from Blakenhall in Wolverhampton. Administratively it sits within Ettingshall ward and the Wolverhampton South East constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, WV2 1EY is a culturally diverse area with a strong community identity. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a metro suburban distribution industries zone — ethnically mixed workforce in transportation and storage. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 35) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 39% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 60% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Wolverhampton. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 56 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for WV2 1EY are sourced from Output Area E00052791 (shared with 16 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.