Housing in WS3 5DF
What the homes in WS3 5DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pelsall North
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,467 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS3 5DF area is below that, at 46.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 27.1% own outright and 19.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented42%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.1%. 27.2% 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 5DF sits in (Pelsall North): about 1,467 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.