Housing in WS12 4WA
What the homes in WS12 4WA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Huntington
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,461 (2024)
WS12 4WACannock
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.9%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
61.8% of households in the WS12 4WA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 24.2% own outright and 37.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.7%1%
- Private rented11.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.8%). 33.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Staffordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Staffordshire (August 2026, +5.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WS12 4WA (Huntington) (about 2,461 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.