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Housing in WS6 6FA

What the homes in WS6 6FA 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (59%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WS6 6FAEngland
Detached14.8%22.9%
Semi-detached59%31.5%
Terraced12.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS6 6FA area is above that, at 68.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.2% of households against 20.5%. 41.4% own outright and 27.5% with a mortgage.

WS6 6FA
69%
20%
England
  • Owned68.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented11.2%20.5%
  • Social rented19.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WS6 6FAEngland
Owned outright41.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association17.2%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

WS6 6FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.2%. 19.7% of households include dependent children.

WS6 6FAEngland
Living alone, under 6614%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.8%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 6FA sits in (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.

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