Residential dwellings
11,554
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WS1 house prices
Sold £2,121/m² · Median sold £217,059 (119 sales) · Index -5.4% y/y · 12 months, sales to May 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is WS1?
WS1: residential dwellings 11,554.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
WS1 has the highest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 9 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 8,459
- Mixed-use buildings
- 3.8%
- HMO-shaped units
- 9.0%
- EPC A or B
- 5.1%
- EPC D or worse
- 62%
What does WS1 cost?
WS1: sold price per m² £2,121/m² (12 months to May 2026, 119 sales). -5.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£2,121/m² 12 months to May 2026
119 sales
-5.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to May 2026, 119 sales. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Sold price
£217,059 12 months to May 2026
119 sales
-5.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to May 2026, 119 sales. Observations cover 11 of 12 months in this window.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£202,474 12 months to Sep 2026
384 listings
+7.6% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 384 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
What does WS1 earn?
WS1: asking rent £900/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 204 lets).
Asking rent
£900/month 12 months to Sep 2026
204 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 204 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.6% 12 months to Sep 2026
466 lets
-10.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 466 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does WS1 vary by home size?
Asking price in WS1 runs from £127,427 for 2 bedrooms to £230,593 for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £127,427 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 10 of 12 months observed | — | 105 |
| 3 bedrooms | £230,593 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 118 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is WS1?
WS1: completed sales 228 (12 months to Mar 2026, 228 sales). +8.1% on the previous 12 months.
Completed sales
228 12 months to Mar 2026
228 sales
+8.1% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 228 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
227 12 months to Sep 2026
227 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 227 listings.
New listings
247 12 months to Sep 2026
247 listings
+17.1% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 247 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Who is active in WS1?
20 agents listed homes for sale in WS1; the three largest took 39% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 20
- Top three agents’ share
- 39%
- New homes among listings
- 0.0%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns WS1?
Corporate landlords hold 89% of the 758 units in WS1 whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords89% of classified · 678 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)6.3% of classified · 48 units
- Housing associations3.7% of classified · 28 units
- RMC0.5% of classified · 4 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 WS1 rank?
WS1 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Walsall for sold price per m², at £2,467/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Walsall
WS1 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Walsall for sold price per m², at £2,467/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS9 | £3,318/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 251 | measured |
| 2 | WS5 | £3,245/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 125 | measured |
| 3 | WV12 | £2,771/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 207 | measured |
| 4 | WS8 | £2,748/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 152 | measured |
| 5 | WS4 | £2,636/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 148 | measured |
| 8 | WS1 | £2,467/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures · 11 of 12 months observed | 121 | measured |
Full table: sold price per m² across postcode districts in Walsall
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Walsall
WS1 ranks 6th of 9 postcode districts in Walsall for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.6%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS2 | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 501 | measured |
| 2 | WS8 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures · 9 of 12 months observed | 80 | indicative |
| 3 | WV12 | 5.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 189 | measured |
| 4 | WV13 | 5.3% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 300 | measured |
| 5 | WS3 | 5.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 460 | measured |
| 6 | WS1 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 466 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Walsall
Turnover · postcode districts in Walsall
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS9 | 2.3% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 275 | measured |
| 2 | WS8 | 2.1% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 152 | measured |
| 3 | WS4 | 1.9% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 150 | measured |
| 4 | WS5 | 1.8% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 148 | measured |
| 5 | WV12 | 1.8% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 193 | measured |
Where next from WS1?
- WalsallThe wider market this area sits in.
- WS2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,476/m² · Sep 2026
- WS3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,990/m² · Sep 2026
- WS4Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,528/m² · Sep 2026
- WS5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,577/m² · Sep 2026
- WS8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,001/m² · Sep 2026
- WS9Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,542/m² · Sep 2026
- WV12Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,945/m² · Sep 2026
- WV13Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,961/m² · Sep 2026
- WS10Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,646/m² · Sep 2026
- B43Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,410/m² · Sep 2026
- B71Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,887/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WS1
- What is the median house price in WS1?
- Homes in WS1 sold for a median £217,059 over the 12 months to May 2026, 119 sales. Per square metre that is £2,121/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in WS1 changed?
- -5.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in WS1?
- Homes to let in WS1 asked a median £900/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 204 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WS1?
- 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 Sep 2026, 466 lets. -10.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in WS1?
- WS1 has 11,554 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about WS1
- Property values in WS1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WS1Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WS1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WS1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WS1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WS1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WS1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from, and what is not published
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to May 2026 | May 2026 | 119 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to May 2026 | May 2026 | 119 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 384 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 227 listings |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 204 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 466 lets |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 228 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 227 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 247 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 137 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 3 Nov 2026 | 3 Nov 2026 | — |
- Asking to sold
- Only 1 observed month: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
- Turnover
- Only 11 observed months: the 12-month figure needs 12; the monthly line is drawn.
- Days to completion
- Only 1 observed month: the 12-month figure needs 6; the monthly line is drawn.
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