Neighbourhood · Wolverhampton · West Midlands
Ashmore Park
Wolverhampton 005 · 5 sub-areas · 7,781 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Retirees (72/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (54/100)Liveability 69/100 · Above median
Ashmore Park is a mid-density neighbourhood of Wolverhampton in the West Midlands region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
69/100
Above median
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Ashmore Park?
A snapshot of Ashmore Park
2 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £928 a month; 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.
Ashmore Park in Wolverhampton
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Ashmore Park?
- The median monthly rent across Ashmore Park is £928.
- How safe is Ashmore Park?
- Ashmore Park 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 Ashmore Park?
- 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 39 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Ashmore Park?
- There are 18 schools within 2 km of Ashmore Park, of which 44% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1575 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Ashmore Park?
- The most common council tax band in Ashmore Park is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,817. Council tax is set by Wolverhampton council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Ashmore Park to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ashmore Park to central London is approximately 139 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 Ashmore Park?
- 100% of premises in Ashmore Park are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Ashmore Park?
- Ashmore Park sits in IMD decile 3 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 Ashmore Park?
- 55% of households in Ashmore Park 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 Ashmore Park?
- The average property price across Wolverhampton (the local authority covering Ashmore Park) is approximately £213,623, 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 Ashmore Park a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.42 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £31,308.)
- Which local areas are part of Ashmore Park?
- Ashmore Park contains 5 local areas: Wolverhampton 005E, Wolverhampton 005A, Wolverhampton 005D, Wolverhampton 005B, Wolverhampton 005C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Ashmore Park
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Ashmore Park?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Ashmore Park is £928. 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 Ashmore Park a safe place to live?
- Ashmore Park has a safety score of 49/100. 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 Ashmore Park?
- 44% of schools within 2 km of Ashmore Park are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Ashmore Park?
- Public-transport commute time from Ashmore Park to central London is approximately 139 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Ashmore Park different from the rest of Wolverhampton?
- Ashmore Park 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 Ashmore Park rank in Wolverhampton?
- Ashmore Park scores 69/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Wolverhampton, see the Cities table on the Wolverhampton page.
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