Housing in WV5 9DR
What the homes in WV5 9DR 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
- 1,302 (2024)
WV5 9DRWolverhampton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.3%). Flats make up 29%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV5 9DR area is broadly in line with that, at 62%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned62%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.1%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented21.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 29.5%. 14.8% 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 9DR sits in (Wombourne Inner): about 1,302 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.