Housing in WV5 9AB
What the homes in WV5 9AB 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
- 1,754 (2024)
WV5 9ABWolverhampton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (56.4%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV5 9AB area is well above that, at 90.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.4% of households against 20.5%. 52.5% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented5.4%20.5%
- Social rented3.8%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 2.5 people living in it. 22.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.2%. 26.3% 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 9AB sits in (Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon): about 1,754 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.