Housing in WS6 6EU
What the homes in WS6 6EU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Wyrley
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
WS6 6EUWalsall
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
68.9% of households in the WS6 6EU area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 41.4% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned68.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented11.2%20.5%
- Social rented19.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33% 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 66 or over (19.2%). 19.7% of households include dependent children.
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). 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 WS6 6EU (Great Wyrley) (about 2,023 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.