Housing in WS3 2BW
What the homes in WS3 2BW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bloxwich South
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (43.6%). Flats make up 46.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS3 2BW area is less than half that, at 25.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.3% of households against 20.5%. 14.4% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned25.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented55%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.7% 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 27.3%. 29.4% 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 2BW sits in (Bloxwich South): about 1,592 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.