Housing in WS10 0JS
What the homes in WS10 0JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Woods & Mesty Croft
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,906 (2024)
WS10 0JSWednesbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62.8%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS10 0JS area is broadly in line with that, at 65.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13% of households against 20.5%. 32.9% own outright and 32.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented13%20.5%
- Social rented20.8%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. 28.6% 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 22.6%. 31.4% 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 0JS sits in (Woods & Mesty Croft): about 1,906 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.