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Housing in WV4 6LR

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

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

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.9%). Flats make up 25.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

WV4 6LREngland
Detached6.5%22.9%
Semi-detached50.9%31.5%
Terraced16.8%23%
Purpose-built flat23.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47% of households in the WV4 6LR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 26.8% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.

WV4 6LR
47%
16%
35%
England
  • Owned47%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented35.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WV4 6LREngland
Owned outright26.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council33.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV4 6LREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.5%). 32.3% of households include dependent children.

WV4 6LREngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children10.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.9%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 6LR (Ettingshall 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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