Housing in WS7 3AB
What the homes in WS7 3AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Burntwood West
- Council
- Lichfield
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,387 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (41.7%). Flats make up 24.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS7 3AB area is broadly in line with that, at 57.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.1% of households against 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 37.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.9%1%
- Private rented23.1%20.5%
- Social rented17.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% 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 25.1%. 28.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Lichfield
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lichfield, August 2026, +7.5% 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 WS7 3AB sits in (Burntwood West): about 1,387 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.