Housing in WS2 8RZ
What the homes in WS2 8RZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,858 (2024)
WS2 8RZWalsall
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.2%). Flats make up 13.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55.3% of households in the WS2 8RZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned55.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented20.3%20.5%
- Social rented23.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.4%). 27.6% 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 8RZ (Walsall West) (about 1,858 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.