Housing in WV1 9PR
What the homes in WV1 9PR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Heath Town
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,903 (2024)
WV1 9PRWolverhampton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.1%). Flats make up 22.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV1 9PR area is less than half that, at 23.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.8% of households against 20.5%. 11.6% own outright and 11.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented24.8%20.5%
- Social rented50.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23%. 38.2% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WV1 9PR sits in (Heath Town): about 2,903 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.