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Postcode · Willenhall

Housing in WV13 1PU

What the homes in WV13 1PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Willenhall Town
Council
Walsall
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
3,170 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (33.8%). Flats make up 41.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

WV13 1PUEngland
Detached15.1%22.9%
Semi-detached26.9%31.5%
Terraced16.5%23%
Purpose-built flat33.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

35.5% of households in the WV13 1PU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 33% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.2% own outright and 22.4% with a mortgage.

WV13 1PU
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33%
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England
  • Owned35.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented33%20.5%
  • Social rented31.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

WV13 1PUEngland
Owned outright13.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council12.4%8.3%
From a housing association18.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WV13 1PUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.1%). 30.8% of households include dependent children.

WV13 1PUEngland
Living alone, under 6625.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%12.8%
Couple, no children11.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.2%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 WV13 1PU (Willenhall Town) (about 3,170 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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