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Housing in WV12 5BP

What the homes in WV12 5BP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
New Invention
Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,158 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.7%). Flats make up 50.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

WV12 5BPEngland
Detached13.1%22.9%
Semi-detached16.9%31.5%
Terraced19.1%23%
Purpose-built flat49.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.5% of households in the WV12 5BP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19% own outright and 15.5% with a mortgage.

WV12 5BP
35%
14%
51%
England
  • Owned34.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented50.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WV12 5BPEngland
Owned outright19%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council22.4%8.3%
From a housing association28.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV12 5BPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 32.3% of households include dependent children.

WV12 5BPEngland
Living alone, under 6622.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around WV12 5BP (New Invention) (about 2,158 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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