Housing in WS8 6HS
What the homes in WS8 6HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brownhills
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,418 (2024)
WS8 6HSWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (68.1%). Flats make up 1.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS8 6HS area is broadly in line with that, at 62.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 27.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented28.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23% 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 19.3%. 30.5% 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 6HS sits in (Brownhills): about 1,418 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.