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Housing in WV3 9QU

What the homes in WV3 9QU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

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

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (29.9%). Flats make up 58.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

WV3 9QUEngland
Detached9.9%22.9%
Semi-detached14.6%31.5%
Terraced17.1%23%
Purpose-built flat29.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house25.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.7% of households in the WV3 9QU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 56.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 18% own outright and 14.7% with a mortgage.

WV3 9QU
33%
57%
England
  • Owned32.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented56.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WV3 9QUEngland
Owned outright18%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent54.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 54.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV3 9QUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (47%). 16.9% of households include dependent children.

WV3 9QUEngland
Living alone, under 6647%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%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 WV3 9QU (West Park) (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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