Neighbourhood · South Staffordshire · West Midlands
Wombourne Inner
South Staffordshire 012 · 5 sub-areas · 7,319 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (69/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (54/100)Liveability 53/100 · Above medianResidential
Wombourne Inner is a settled residential pocket of South Staffordshire. The bigger gravitational centre is Birmingham, around 101 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees.
Liveability
53/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Wombourne Inner?
A snapshot of Wombourne Inner
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are roughly in line with the national norm, at around £942 a month for a typical home; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Wombourne Inner in South Staffordshire
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Wombourne Inner?
- The median monthly rent across Wombourne Inner is £942.
- How safe is Wombourne Inner?
- Wombourne Inner has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Wombourne Inner?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 89 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Wombourne Inner?
- There are 6 schools within 2 km of Wombourne Inner, of which 50% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 4344 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Wombourne Inner?
- The most common council tax band in Wombourne Inner is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,211. Council tax is set by South Staffordshire council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Wombourne Inner to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Wombourne Inner to central London is approximately 190 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Wombourne Inner?
- 100% of premises in Wombourne Inner are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Wombourne Inner?
- Wombourne Inner sits in IMD decile 7 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Wombourne Inner?
- 66% of households in Wombourne Inner are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Wombourne Inner?
- The average property price across South Staffordshire (the local authority covering Wombourne Inner) is approximately £298,032, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Wombourne Inner a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.34 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,766.)
- Which local areas are part of Wombourne Inner?
- Wombourne Inner contains 5 local areas: South Staffordshire 012D, South Staffordshire 012B, South Staffordshire 012A, South Staffordshire 012E, South Staffordshire 012C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Wombourne Inner
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Wombourne Inner?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Wombourne Inner is £942. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Wombourne Inner a safe place to live?
- Wombourne Inner has a safety score of 80/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Wombourne Inner?
- 50% of schools within 2 km of Wombourne Inner are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Wombourne Inner?
- Public-transport commute time from Wombourne Inner to central London is approximately 190 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Wombourne Inner different from the rest of South Staffordshire?
- Wombourne Inner contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Wombourne Inner rank in South Staffordshire?
- Wombourne Inner scores 53/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in South Staffordshire, see the Cities table on the South Staffordshire page.
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