Housing in WS10 9NL
What the homes in WS10 9NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wood Green & Old Park
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,785 (2024)
WS10 9NLWednesbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.8%). Flats make up 14.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS10 9NL area is below that, at 45.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.4% of households against 20.5%. 21.9% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented16.4%20.5%
- Social rented36.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%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. 29.6% 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 20%. 31% 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 9NL sits in (Wood Green & Old Park): about 1,785 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.