Housing in WV8 1JS
What the homes in WV8 1JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bilbrook
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,250 (2024)
WV8 1JSWolverhampton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (36.6%). 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 WV8 1JS area is well below that, at 42.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13% of households against 20.5%. 23.5% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented13%20.5%
- Social rented43.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.5% 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 22.2%. 25.4% 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 WV8 1JS sits in (Bilbrook): about 1,250 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.