Housing in WS10 0JA
What the homes in WS10 0JA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Friar Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,378 (2024)
WS10 0JAWednesbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (61.4%). Flats make up 0.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS10 0JA area is well below that, at 40.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 18.3% own outright and 22.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented8.2%20.5%
- Social rented50.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 15.6% 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 27%. 42.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sandwell
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sandwell, August 2026, +8% 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 WS10 0JA sits in (Friar Park): about 1,378 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.