Housing in WS8 7NT
What the homes in WS8 7NT 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
- 1,565 (2024)
WS8 7NTWalsall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.9%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS8 7NT area is above that, at 70.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.8% of households against 20.5%. 41% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented12.8%20.5%
- Social rented15.8%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 2.4 people living in it. 24.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.7%. 25% 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 7NT sits in (Brownhills West & Clayhanger): about 1,565 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.