Housing in WS10 0QS
What the homes in WS10 0QS 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
- 1,250 (2024)
WS10 0QSWednesbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (78%). Flats make up 9.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS10 0QS area is below that, at 51.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 29.8% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented37.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.9% 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 23.9%. 34.2% 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 0QS sits in (Woods & Mesty Croft): about 1,250 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.