Housing in WS2 7LR
What the homes in WS2 7LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,452 (2024)
WS2 7LRWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (51.2%). Flats make up 22.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS2 7LR area is well below that, at 32.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.1% of households against 20.5%. 20.3% own outright and 12.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.1%20.5%
- Social rented54.5%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 2.5 people living in it. 29.4% 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 16.4%. 31.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Walsall
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Walsall, August 2026, +9.7% 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 WS2 7LR sits in (Bloxwich South): about 1,452 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.