Residential dwellings
11,554
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WS1 rents and yields
Asking rent £900/month · Gross yield 4.6% · 12 months, 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 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.
Homes to rent
102 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does WS1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in WS1 runs from £693/month for 1 bedroom to £1,076/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £693/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +4.2% on the previous 12 months | 199 |
| 2 bedrooms | £828/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed | — | 149 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,076/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 7 of 12 months observed | — | 55 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
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 asking rent, at £900/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Walsall
WS1 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Walsall for asking rent, at £900/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WS9 | £1,181/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 96 | measured |
| 2 | WS5 | £1,137/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 95 | measured |
| 3 | WV12 | £1,024/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 133 | measured |
| 4 | WS8 | £1,011/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 68 | indicative |
| 5 | WV13 | £980/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 183 | measured |
| 8 | WS1 | £900/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 204 | measured |
Full table: asking rent 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
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 £2,529/m² · Sep 2026
- WS5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,574/m² · Sep 2026
- WS8Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,992/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 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
| 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 | — | — |
| 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 |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |