Housing in WS8 6DB
What the homes in WS8 6DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills West & Clayhanger
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,239 (2024)
WS8 6DBWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.3%). Flats make up 10.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS8 6DB area is above that, at 69.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.1% of households against 20.5%. 28.9% own outright and 40.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.9%1%
- Private rented17.1%20.5%
- Social rented9.7%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 2.5 people living in it. 26% 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 22.5%. 29.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Walsall
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Walsall, August 2026, +9.7% 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 WS8 6DB sits in (Brownhills West & Clayhanger): about 2,239 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.