Housing in WS1 3RL
What the homes in WS1 3RL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Central
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,948 (2024)
WS1 3RLWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (48.9%). Flats make up 70%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS1 3RL area is less than half that, at 13.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.7% of households against 20.5%. 7.4% own outright and 6.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned13.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented40.7%20.5%
- Social rented43.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 43.5% 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 36%. 29.9% 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 WS1 3RL sits in (Walsall Central): about 1,948 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.