Housing in WV6 0PY
What the homes in WV6 0PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Waterloo Road
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,062 (2024)
WV6 0PYWolverhampton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.8%). Flats make up 40.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV6 0PY area is less than half that, at 24.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.3% of households against 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 9.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented24.3%20.5%
- Social rented50.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 34.9% 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 23.3%. 28.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wolverhampton
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wolverhampton, August 2026, +11.1% 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 WV6 0PY sits in (Waterloo Road): about 2,062 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.