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Housing in WS9 9AB

What the homes in WS9 9AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Walsall Wood
Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,756 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (34.4%). Flats make up 21.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

WS9 9ABEngland
Detached21.3%22.9%
Semi-detached34.4%31.5%
Terraced22.9%23%
Purpose-built flat18.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS9 9AB area is broadly in line with that, at 57.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.7% of households against 20.5%. 28.9% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.

WS9 9AB
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22%
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England
  • Owned57.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented21.7%20.5%
  • Social rented19.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WS9 9ABEngland
Owned outright28.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent19.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council7.3%8.3%
From a housing association12.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WS9 9ABEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.5%. 27.9% of households include dependent children.

WS9 9ABEngland
Living alone, under 6619.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.8%12.8%
Couple, no children17.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%7.7%
Rents

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.

WalsallEngland
All homes£924£1,459
One bedroom£653£1,195
Two bedrooms£797£1,335
Three bedrooms£953£1,489
Four or more£1,326£2,161
Detached£1,229£1,640
Semi-detached£963£1,449
Terraced£913£1,435
Flat or maisonette£750£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood WS9 9AB sits in (Walsall Wood): about 1,756 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.

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