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Housing in WV10 7SU

What the homes in WV10 7SU 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
4,647 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (48%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WV10 7SUEngland
Detached41.9%22.9%
Semi-detached48%31.5%
Terraced9.2%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV10 7SU area is above that, at 80.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.8% of households against 20.5%. 37% own outright and 43.2% with a mortgage.

WV10 7SU
80%
England
  • Owned80.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented11.8%20.5%
  • Social rented7.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WV10 7SUEngland
Owned outright37%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan43.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association6.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 20.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV10 7SUEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 25.4%. 27% of households include dependent children.

WV10 7SUEngland
Living alone, under 6611.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%12.8%
Couple, no children25.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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 7SU sits in (Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill): about 4,647 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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