Residential dwellings
7,488
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WV8 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,131/month · Gross yield 4.4% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WV8?
WV8: residential dwellings 7,488.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
WV8 ranks 4th of 8 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 6,831
- Mixed-use buildings
- 97%
- HMO-shaped units
- 1.0%
- EPC A or B
- 12%
- EPC D or worse
- 47%
What does WV8 earn?
WV8: asking rent £1,131/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 89 lets).
Asking rent
£1,131/month 12 months to Sep 2026
89 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 89 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.4% 12 months to Sep 2026
140 lets
-0.9% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 140 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
21 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WV8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WV8 runs from £961/month for 2 bedrooms to £1,254/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £961/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 8 of 12 months observed | — | 45 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,254/month | 12 months to Mar 2026 · 6 of 12 months observed | — | 40 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns WV8?
Corporate landlords hold 90% of the 431 units in WV8 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords90% of classified · 386 units
- Housing associations6.0% of classified · 26 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)4.2% of classified · 18 units
- RMC0.2% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does WV8 rank?
WV8 ranks 4th of 8 postcode districts in South Staffordshire for asking rent, at £1,131/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in South Staffordshire
WV8 ranks 4th of 8 postcode districts in South Staffordshire for asking rent, at £1,131/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WV5 | £1,334/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 75 | indicative |
| 2 | ST19 | £1,324/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 49 | indicative |
| 3 | DY7 | £1,156/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 10 of 12 months observed | 42 | indicative |
| 4 | WV8 | £1,131/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 89 | indicative |
| 5 | WS6 | £1,080/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 49 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in South Staffordshire
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in South Staffordshire
WV8 ranks 3rd of 7 postcode districts in South Staffordshire for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.4%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WV11 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 294 | measured |
| 2 | WS6 | 4.7% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 67 | indicative |
| 3 | WV8 | 4.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 140 | measured |
| 4 | WV6 | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 662 | measured |
| 5 | WV5 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 111 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in South Staffordshire
Where next from WV8?
- South StaffordshireThe wider market this area sits in.
- DY7Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £5,795/m² · Sep 2026
- ST19Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,842/m² · Sep 2026
- WS6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,132/m² · Sep 2026
- WV11Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,146/m² · Sep 2026
- WV5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,830/m² · Sep 2026
- WV6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,220/m² · Sep 2026
- WV9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,135/m² · Sep 2026
- TF11Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,715/m² · Sep 2026
- WV7Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,940/m² · Sep 2026
- WV10Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,057/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WV8
- What is the average rent in WV8?
- Homes to let in WV8 asked a median £1,131/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 89 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WV8?
- 4.4% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 140 lets. -0.9% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WV8?
- WV8 has 7,488 homes, 0.0% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WV8
- Property values in WV8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WV8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WV8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WV8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WV8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WV8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WV8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 89 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 140 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |