Housing in WS5 4BT
What the homes in WS5 4BT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Yew Tree & Tamebridge
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,161 (2024)
WS5 4BTWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS5 4BT area is well below that, at 40.5%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.4% of households against 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 24.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented23.4%20.5%
- Social rented35.8%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 2.6 people living in it. 24% 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 20.9%. 35.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sandwell
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sandwell, August 2026, +8% 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 WS5 4BT sits in (Yew Tree & Tamebridge): about 2,161 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.