Housing in WS11 5BY
What the homes in WS11 5BY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cannock North East
- Council
- Cannock Chase
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,284 (2024)
WS11 5BYCannock
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (70.7%). Flats make up 11.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS11 5BY area is broadly in line with that, at 66.8%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 28.5% of households against 20.5%. 35.3% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented28.5%20.5%
- Social rented4.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.1%. 23.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Cannock Chase
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Cannock Chase, August 2026, +7.2% 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 WS11 5BY sits in (Cannock North East): about 1,284 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.