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Housing in WV10 7JS

What the homes in WV10 7JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill
Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,355 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (51.1%). Flats make up 2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WV10 7JSEngland
Detached51.1%22.9%
Semi-detached39.7%31.5%
Terraced5.8%23%
Purpose-built flat1.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV10 7JS area is above that, at 85.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 50.9% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.

WV10 7JS
86%
England
  • Owned85.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WV10 7JSEngland
Owned outright50.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association5.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV10 7JSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.3%. 21.4% of households include dependent children.

WV10 7JSEngland
Living alone, under 6610.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%12.8%
Couple, no children22.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Staffordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Staffordshire, August 2026, +5.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

South StaffordshireEngland
All homes£958£1,459
One bedroom£665£1,195
Two bedrooms£858£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,019£1,489
Four or more£1,535£2,161
Detached£1,334£1,640
Semi-detached£970£1,449
Terraced£938£1,435
Flat or maisonette£779£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WV10 7JS sits in (Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill): about 1,355 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.

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