Housing in WV5 0DB
What the homes in WV5 0DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wombourne Inner
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,451 (2024)
WV5 0DBWolverhampton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.2%). Flats make up 30.2%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV5 0DB area is well below that, at 39.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 22.9% own outright and 16.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented48.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.8%. 28.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WV5 0DB sits in (Wombourne Inner): about 1,451 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.