Housing in WV12 4AA
What the homes in WV12 4AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath East
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,560 (2024)
WV12 4AAWillenhall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.6%). Flats make up 11.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV12 4AA area is broadly in line with that, at 66.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 42.3% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented21.2%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 2.3 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 15.5%. 22.5% 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 WV12 4AA sits in (Short Heath East): about 1,560 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.