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Housing in WS6 6BA

What the homes in WS6 6BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Featherstone East & Essington
Council
South Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,837 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (53.1%). Flats make up 0.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

WS6 6BAEngland
Detached53.1%22.9%
Semi-detached34.2%31.5%
Terraced10.2%23%
Purpose-built flat0.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS6 6BA area is well above that, at 89.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 51.3% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.

WS6 6BA
90%
England
  • Owned89.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.7%20.5%
  • Social rented1.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WS6 6BAEngland
Owned outright51.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 19.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WS6 6BAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.3%. 23.3% of households include dependent children.

WS6 6BAEngland
Living alone, under 668.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children14.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Staffordshire

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Staffordshire, August 2026, +5.8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

South StaffordshireEngland
All homes£958£1,459
One bedroom£665£1,195
Two bedrooms£858£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,019£1,489
Four or more£1,535£2,161
Detached£1,334£1,640
Semi-detached£970£1,449
Terraced£938£1,435
Flat or maisonette£779£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WS6 6BA sits in (Featherstone East & Essington): about 1,837 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.

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