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Housing in WV10 8LN

What the homes in WV10 8LN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bushbury Hill
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,703 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (58.4%). Flats make up 15.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WV10 8LNEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached58.4%31.5%
Terraced23.8%23%
Purpose-built flat14.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.1% of households in the WV10 8LN area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.

WV10 8LN
43%
47%
England
  • Owned43.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented8.5%20.5%
  • Social rented47.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WV10 8LNEngland
Owned outright19.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council43.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV10 8LNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.8%). 29.7% of households include dependent children.

WV10 8LNEngland
Living alone, under 6619.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.3%12.8%
Couple, no children10.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

WolverhamptonEngland
All homes£945£1,459
One bedroom£674£1,195
Two bedrooms£842£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,011£1,489
Four or more£1,442£2,161
Detached£1,274£1,640
Semi-detached£1,001£1,449
Terraced£944£1,435
Flat or maisonette£737£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV10 8LN (Bushbury Hill) (about 1,703 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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