Housing in WV1 2TL
What the homes in WV1 2TL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- East Park
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,478 (2024)
WV1 2TLWolverhampton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39.4%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
46.1% of households in the WV1 2TL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.2% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 30.6% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented21.2%20.5%
- Social rented31.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wolverhampton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wolverhampton (August 2026, +11.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV1 2TL (East Park) (about 1,478 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.