Housing in WS8 7AR
What the homes in WS8 7AR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Walsall Wood
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,482 (2024)
WS8 7ARWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48%). Flats make up 10.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS8 7AR area is above that, at 78.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.1% of households against 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented10.1%20.5%
- Social rented10.3%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 2.4 people living in it. 25.8% 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 19.1%. 26.9% 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 7AR sits in (Walsall Wood): about 1,482 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.