Housing in WV4 5PG
What the homes in WV4 5PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Penn
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,549 (2024)
WV4 5PGWolverhampton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (54.7%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV4 5PG area is above that, at 85.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 53.7% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10%20.5%
- Social rented4.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.2%. 21.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wolverhampton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wolverhampton, August 2026, +11.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WV4 5PG sits in (Upper Penn): about 1,549 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.