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Housing in WS11 5SW

What the homes in WS11 5SW 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
1,382 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.1%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WS11 5SWEngland
Detached12.5%22.9%
Semi-detached61.1%31.5%
Terraced11.6%23%
Purpose-built flat13.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

49.3% of households in the WS11 5SW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.3% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.

WS11 5SW
49%
13%
36%
England
  • Owned49.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented12.5%20.5%
  • Social rented36%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WS11 5SWEngland
Owned outright27.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council23.8%8.3%
From a housing association12.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WS11 5SWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (18.1%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

WS11 5SWEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.3%7.7%
Rents

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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

Cannock ChaseEngland
All homes£867£1,459
One bedroom£589£1,195
Two bedrooms£781£1,335
Three bedrooms£964£1,489
Four or more£1,346£2,161
Detached£1,169£1,640
Semi-detached£910£1,449
Terraced£876£1,435
Flat or maisonette£676£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS11 5SW (Cannock North East) (about 1,382 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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