Housing in B74 3LS
What the homes in B74 3LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Aldridge South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
B74 3LSSutton Coldfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (73.7%). Flats make up 4.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B74 3LS area is well above that, at 93.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 4.6% of households against 20.5%. 57.6% own outright and 36.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned93.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented4.6%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.1% 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 20.3%. 21.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Walsall
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Walsall, August 2026, +9.7% 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 B74 3LS sits in (Aldridge South): about 1,390 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.