Housing in WS1 3DR
What the homes in WS1 3DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,225 (2024)
WS1 3DRWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (45%). Flats make up 53%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS1 3DR area is less than half that, at 27.5%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21% of households against 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 10.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented21%20.5%
- Social rented51.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 40.4% 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 31%. 29.4% 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 WS1 3DR sits in (Walsall Central): about 2,225 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.