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Compton & Merryhill North: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Compton & Merryhill North neighbourhood of Wolverhampton, England (ONS area Wolverhampton 021). Headline figures assembled 20 October 2026. Postcodes WV3, WV4, WV6. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near WV3 9BP.
An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification
Compton & Merryhill North is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Wolverhampton (5 of 17 signals falling, 2 rising). Houses here typically resell for £300,000 and flats for £131,250 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Wolverhampton (0.5 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Wolverhampton, is 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 20 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£300,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£131,250
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +16% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Affluent
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Moving the other way
Weighted balance -0.33; 2 of 17 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 7 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 5 to 8.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£57,900
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.5 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Compton & Merryhill North sits in Wolverhampton
- Typical house price: 2nd highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton
- Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: the highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 20 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Compton & Merryhill North
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 20 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 17 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Wolverhampton, 5 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Income deprivation ranking
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Resale prices
- Recent price momentum
- Schools improving
- Catching up with neighbouring areas
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Wolverhampton Railway station, 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales to Birmingham New Street (about 22 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 82 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school Uplands Junior School 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school St Peter's Collegiate Academy 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Compton & Merryhill North
What is the typical house price in Compton & Merryhill North?
£300,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +33% against 2017-2019.
How does Compton & Merryhill North compare with the rest of Wolverhampton?
Typical house price: 2nd highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton. Typical flat price: 3rd highest of the 13 neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: the highest of 33 neighbourhoods in Wolverhampton.
Is Compton & Merryhill North an affluent area?
Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Compton & Merryhill North gentrifying?
Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.33; 2 of 17 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Compton & Merryhill North?
Wolverhampton. Railway station, 3.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 18 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern, CrossCountry, Avanti West Coast and Transport for Wales to Birmingham New Street (about 22 min); West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Liverpool Lime Street (about 82 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Compton & Merryhill North?
Nearest state primary school. Uplands Junior School. 240 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Mar 2023). Nearest state secondary school. St Peter's Collegiate Academy. 820 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: No overall grade: Good in 4 areas (Mar 2025).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.