Housing in WS2 8SD
What the homes in WS2 8SD 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 8SDWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.2%). Flats make up 13.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS2 8SD area is broadly in line with that, at 55.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.3% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WS2 8SD sits in (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.