Housing in WV98 1BE
What the homes in WV98 1BE 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
- 1,905 (2024)
WV98 1BEWyre Forest
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.3%). Flats make up 19.7%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV98 1BE area is well below that, at 38.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.5% of households against 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 22.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.4%1%
- Private rented22.5%20.5%
- Social rented36.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 28.9% 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 25.8%. 36.8% 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 WV98 1BE sits in (Whitmore Reans & Dunstall Hill): about 1,905 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.