marketcodeAsking rent
£979 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
1,743 lets
Local authority
Walsall rental market
Asking rent £979 a month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What does Walsall earn?
Walsall: asking rent £979 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 1,743 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Aug 2026
2,411 lets
-1% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
389 on 21 Sep 2026
How does Walsall vary by home size?
Asking rent in Walsall runs from £677 a month for 1 bedroom to £1,848 a month for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £677 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +0.2% on the previous 12 months | 620 |
| 2 bedrooms | £883 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.5% on the previous 12 months | 791 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,118 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +3.3% on the previous 12 months | 810 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,349 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -2.9% on the previous 12 months | 110 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £1,848 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 63 |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns Walsall?
Corporate landlords hold 76% of the 4,941 units in Walsall whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords76% of classified · 3,750 units
- Housing associations17% of classified · 826 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.6% of classified · 325 units
- RMC0.8% of classified · 40 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Walsall rank?
Walsall ranks 6th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for asking rent, at £979 a month.
Asking rent · local authorities in West Midlands
Walsall ranks 6th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for asking rent, at £979 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solihull | £1,373 a month | 1,518 | measured |
| 2 | Birmingham | £1,057 a month | 23,040 | measured |
| 3 | Sandwell | £1,004 a month | 2,259 | measured |
| 4 | Coventry | £997 a month | 6,593 | measured |
| 5 | City of Wolverhampton | £989 a month | 2,187 | measured |
| 6 | Walsall | £979 a month | 1,743 | measured |
Full table: asking rent across local authorities in West Midlands →
Gross yield, asking basis · local authorities in West Midlands
Walsall ranks 5th of 7 local authorities in West Midlands for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham | 5.6% | 50,940 | measured |
| 2 | Sandwell | 4.9% | 3,907 | measured |
| 3 | Coventry | 4.8% | 11,371 | measured |
| 4 | City of Wolverhampton | 4.8% | 2,856 | measured |
| 5 | Walsall | 4.6% | 2,411 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in West Midlands →
Asking rent · postcode districts within Walsall
WS9 leads the 9 postcode districts within Walsall for asking rent, at £1,161 a month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS9 | £1,161 a month | 93 | measured |
| 2 | WS5 | £1,146 a month | 80 | indicative |
| 3 | WS4 | £1,013 a month | 114 | measured |
| 4 | WV12 | £998 a month | 115 | measured |
| 5 | WS8 | £977 a month | 67 | indicative |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts within Walsall →
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts within Walsall
WS2 leads the 9 postcode districts within Walsall for gross yield, asking basis, at 6.0%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS2 | 6.0% | 488 | measured |
| 2 | WS8 | 5.4% | 107 | measured |
| 3 | WV12 | 5.3% | 176 | measured |
| 4 | WV13 | 5.2% | 293 | measured |
| 5 | WS3 | 5.2% | 461 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts within Walsall →
Where next from Walsall?
- West MidlandsThe wider market this area sits in.
- WS1Postcode district · £2,798/m²
- WS2Postcode district · £2,030/m²
- WS3Postcode district · £3,104/m²
- WS4Postcode district · £2,811/m²
- WS5Postcode district · £3,532/m²
- WS8Postcode district · £2,795/m²
- WS9Postcode district · £3,442/m²
- WV12Postcode district · £2,808/m²
- WV13Postcode district · £2,677/m²
- BirminghamNeighbouring local authority · £3,162/m²
- City of WolverhamptonNeighbouring local authority · £2,880/m²
- CoventryNeighbouring local authority · £2,921/m²
- DudleyNeighbouring local authority · £3,153/m²
- SandwellNeighbouring local authority · £3,037/m²
- SolihullNeighbouring local authority · £4,251/m²
Questions about Walsall
- What is the average rent in Walsall?
- Homes to let in Walsall asked a median £979 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 1,743 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in Walsall?
- 4.6% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Aug 2026, 2,411 lets. -1% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about Walsall
- Properties in WalsallEvery addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in WalsallFootprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in WalsallRegistered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in WalsallWhat is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in WalsallWhat is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in WalsallRegistered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WalsallWhat was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in WalsallWho actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 1,743 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 2,411 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |