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Housing in WV4 6JN

What the homes in WV4 6JN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Ettingshall
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
3,112 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.7%). Flats make up 22.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

WV4 6JNEngland
Detached13.7%22.9%
Semi-detached42.7%31.5%
Terraced21%23%
Purpose-built flat20.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.2% of households in the WV4 6JN area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 16.2% own outright and 33% with a mortgage.

WV4 6JN
49%
17%
32%
England
  • Owned49.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented17%20.5%
  • Social rented32.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WV4 6JNEngland
Owned outright16.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council25%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV4 6JNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.1%). 31.9% of households include dependent children.

WV4 6JNEngland
Living alone, under 6622.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 6JN (Ettingshall) (about 3,112 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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