Housing in WS4 1HJ
What the homes in WS4 1HJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rushall
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,294 (2024)
WS4 1HJWalsall
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.7%). Flats make up 11.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.1% of households in the WS4 1HJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.5% own outright and 24.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented12.9%20.5%
- Social rented29.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.9% 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 (17.6%). 24.7% 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 WS4 1HJ (Rushall) (about 1,294 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.