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Housing in WV4 4UJ

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

Neighbourhood
Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon
Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,671 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (63.4%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WV4 4UJEngland
Detached63.4%22.9%
Semi-detached25.6%31.5%
Terraced2.1%23%
Purpose-built flat5.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV4 4UJ area is above that, at 83.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.3% of households against 20.5%. 47.5% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.

WV4 4UJ
84%
England
  • Owned83.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented11.3%20.5%
  • Social rented4.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WV4 4UJEngland
Owned outright47.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 20.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV4 4UJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.9%. 22.2% of households include dependent children.

WV4 4UJEngland
Living alone, under 6610.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.7%12.8%
Couple, no children20.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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 WV4 4UJ sits in (Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon): about 1,671 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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