Housing in WV12 4EJ
What the homes in WV12 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Short Heath West
- Council
- Walsall
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,236 (2024)
WV12 4EJWillenhall
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (57.4%). Flats make up 2.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WV12 4EJ area is above that, at 83.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15% of households against 20.5%. 59.3% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented15%20.5%
- Social rented1%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 2.5 people living in it. 22.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 17.2%. 17.4% 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 4EJ sits in (Short Heath West): about 1,236 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.