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Housing in WV6 0RF

What the homes in WV6 0RF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill
Council
Wolverhampton
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,858 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (45.5%). Flats make up 8.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WV6 0RFEngland
Detached13.3%22.9%
Semi-detached45.5%31.5%
Terraced33.2%23%
Purpose-built flat5.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV6 0RF area is broadly in line with that, at 58.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.6% of households against 20.5%. 29% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.

WV6 0RF
59%
32%
England
  • Owned58.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented31.6%20.5%
  • Social rented9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WV6 0RFEngland
Owned outright29%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association6.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV6 0RFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.3%. 28.2% of households include dependent children.

WV6 0RFEngland
Living alone, under 6616.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children10.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

WolverhamptonEngland
All homes£945£1,459
One bedroom£674£1,195
Two bedrooms£842£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,011£1,489
Four or more£1,442£2,161
Detached£1,274£1,640
Semi-detached£1,001£1,449
Terraced£944£1,435
Flat or maisonette£737£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WV6 0RF sits in (Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill): about 1,858 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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