Wolverhampton Council Housing & Tenant Rights [2026]

Name: Wolverhampton council housing statistics 2023-24
Creator: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24
Published: 2026-04-30
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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Wolverhampton is one of England's local authorities.

Wolverhampton council housing data (2023-24)

The following figures are reported by Wolverhampton to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as part of the annual Local Authority Housing Statistics return.

Metric	Value
Housing waiting list (households)	6,638
Waiting for 1 bedroom	2,728
Waiting for 2 bedrooms	2,034
Waiting for 3 bedrooms	1,347
Waiting for 4+ bedrooms	504
Council-owned dwellings	21,530
Social rent dwellings	20,906
Affordable rent dwellings	569
Vacant dwellings	243
Average relet time (days)	40.8
Lettings to new tenants	791
Lettings to existing tenants	237
Council evictions (total)	41
Evictions for rent arrears	33
Evictions for anti-social behaviour	3
Illegal sub-let property recoveries	2
Average EPC/SAP rating of council stock	C

Source: DLUHC Local Authority Housing Statistics 2023-24. Last refreshed 2026-04-30.