Housing in WS3 1EX
What the homes in WS3 1EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blakenall South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,832 (2024)
WS3 1EXWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (76.4%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS3 1EX area is below that, at 53.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.2% of households against 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented19.2%20.5%
- Social rented25.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.3% 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 20.2%. 30.9% 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 WS3 1EX sits in (Blakenall South): about 1,832 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.