Residential dwellings
8,443
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
WS5 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,137/month · Gross yield 4.1% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is WS5?
WS5: residential dwellings 8,443.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.0%
WS5 ranks 5th of 9 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
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
- 7,919
- Mixed-use buildings
- 72%
- HMO-shaped units
- 0.0%
- EPC A or B
- 5.1%
- EPC D or worse
- 59%
What does WS5 earn?
WS5: asking rent £1,137/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 95 lets).
Asking rent
£1,137/month 12 months to Sep 2026
95 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, 95 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.1% 12 months to Sep 2026
138 lets
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, 138 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
46 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.
Who owns WS5?
Corporate landlords hold 76% of the 206 units in WS5 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords76% of classified · 156 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 29 units
- Housing associations9.7% of classified · 20 units
- RMC0.5% of classified · 1 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 WS5 rank?
WS5 ranks 2nd of 9 postcode districts in Walsall for asking rent, at £1,137/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Walsall
WS5 ranks 2nd of 9 postcode districts in Walsall for asking rent, at £1,137/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 |
Full table: asking rent across postcode districts in Walsall
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Walsall
WS5 ranks 8th of 9 postcode districts in Walsall for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.1%.
| # | 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 |
| 8 | WS5 | 4.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 138 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Walsall
Where next from WS5?
- WalsallThe wider market this area sits in.
- WS1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,033/m² · Sep 2026
- 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
- 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
- B43Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,410/m² · Sep 2026
- B71Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,887/m² · Sep 2026
- WS10Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,646/m² · Sep 2026
- B74Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,699/m² · Sep 2026
- B42Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,912/m² · Sep 2026
- B44Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,699/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about WS5
- What is the average rent in WS5?
- Homes to let in WS5 asked a median £1,137/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 95 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in WS5?
- 4.1% 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, 138 lets.
- What kind of homes are in WS5?
- WS5 has 8,443 homes, 0.0% 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 WS5
- Property values in WS5Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in WS5Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in WS5What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in WS5What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in WS5Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in WS5What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in WS5Who 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 | 95 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 138 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |