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Postcode · Wolverhampton

Housing in WV4 4LW

What the homes in WV4 4LW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Upper Penn
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,632 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (62.3%). Flats make up 5.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WV4 4LWEngland
Detached22.3%22.9%
Semi-detached62.3%31.5%
Terraced9.9%23%
Purpose-built flat4.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

72.8% of households in the WV4 4LW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.1% own outright and 31.8% with a mortgage.

WV4 4LW
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  • Owned72.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented14.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WV4 4LWEngland
Owned outright41.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.1%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council10.8%8.3%
From a housing association4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV4 4LWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (20.9%). 27.8% of households include dependent children.

WV4 4LWEngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.2%12.8%
Couple, no children13.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households9%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 WV4 4LW (Upper Penn) (about 1,632 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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