Housing in WS2 8PW
What the homes in WS2 8PW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,057 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (57.2%). Flats make up 23.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
45.3% of households in the WS2 8PW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 20% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented37.7%20.5%
- Social rented16.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 28.4% 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 (23.9%). 33.6% 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). 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 WS2 8PW (Walsall West) (about 2,057 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.