Housing in WS4 2EG
What the homes in WS4 2EG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall North East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
WS4 2EGWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (37.1%). Flats make up 45.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS4 2EG area is less than half that, at 30.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.8% of households against 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 12.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.7%1%
- Private rented17.8%20.5%
- Social rented49.1%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 2.0 people living in it. 47.2% 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 32.1%. 21.4% 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 WS4 2EG sits in (Walsall North East): about 1,754 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.