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Housing in WS10 7NL

What the homes in WS10 7NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wednesbury
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,891 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (47%). Flats make up 13.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WS10 7NLEngland
Detached24.5%22.9%
Semi-detached47%31.5%
Terraced15.4%23%
Purpose-built flat12.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS10 7NL area is above that, at 75.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.8% of households against 20.5%. 49.1% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.

WS10 7NL
75%
15%
England
  • Owned75.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented8.8%20.5%
  • Social rented15.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WS10 7NLEngland
Owned outright49.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council12.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WS10 7NLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18%. 21.1% of households include dependent children.

WS10 7NLEngland
Living alone, under 6611.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.3%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 7NL sits in (Wednesbury): about 1,891 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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