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Housing in WV5 0LU

What the homes in WV5 0LU 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
1,528 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (50.3%). Flats make up 9.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WV5 0LUEngland
Detached33.8%22.9%
Semi-detached50.3%31.5%
Terraced6.5%23%
Purpose-built flat7.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV5 0LU area is above that, at 83.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 47.3% own outright and 36.1% with a mortgage.

WV5 0LU
83%
England
  • Owned83.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented9.2%20.5%
  • Social rented7.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WV5 0LUEngland
Owned outright47.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council0.2%8.3%
From a housing association7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV5 0LUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.3%. 26.1% of households include dependent children.

WV5 0LUEngland
Living alone, under 6613.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.9%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 WV5 0LU sits in (Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon): about 1,528 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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