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Housing in WS10 0QA

What the homes in WS10 0QA 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
1,855 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (36.5%). Flats make up 26.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

WS10 0QAEngland
Detached18.5%22.9%
Semi-detached36.5%31.5%
Terraced18.2%23%
Purpose-built flat25%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS10 0QA area is below that, at 52.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 25.1% with a mortgage.

WS10 0QA
52%
14%
33%
England
  • Owned52.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented13.7%20.5%
  • Social rented32.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WS10 0QAEngland
Owned outright27.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council23.9%8.3%
From a housing association9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WS10 0QAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.7%. 26.9% of households include dependent children.

WS10 0QAEngland
Living alone, under 6620.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children12.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%7.7%
Rents

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.

SandwellEngland
All homes£953£1,459
One bedroom£680£1,195
Two bedrooms£851£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,014£1,489
Four or more£1,405£2,161
Detached£1,249£1,640
Semi-detached£1,026£1,449
Terraced£946£1,435
Flat or maisonette£764£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WS10 0QA sits in (Woods & Mesty Croft): about 1,855 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.

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