Renting in Walsall

Average Rent in Walsall

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The average rent in Walsall is £850/mo, with 1,378 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Walsall rental appears.

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Renting in Walsall

What it costs to rent in Walsall

Walsall currently has 1,378 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £850 a month. 93 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 58% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is WS12 at around £450/mo, while W5S sits nearer £2,650/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Walsall rental market at a glance

1,378

Active rentals in Walsall

£850/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Walsall

Median monthly rent, based on 1,378 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£725/mo	320
2 bed	£895/mo	299
3 bed	£1,150/mo	363
4+ bed	£1,450/mo	171
Room	£575/mo	198

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Walsall rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Walsall. Latest: £904/mo (Mar 26, +7.5% YoY).

Latest

£904

Mar 26

Annual

+7.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£651

Apr 21

Total change

+39%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Walsall pay goes on rent?

Renters in Walsall spend an estimated 37% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£904/mo

£10,848/yr

Median pay

£29,112/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

37%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Walsall

Most Walsall homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 118,170 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.16

≈ Band B–C

Stock

118k

118,170 properties

A
44%52,150
B
23%27,700
C
16%18,880
D
9%10,460
E
5%5,650
F
2%2,420
G
1%850
H
0%50

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Walsall

84% of Walsall premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

84%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

480 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
84%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Walsall), July 2025, covering 113,326 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Walsall homes

40% of Walsall homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

103k

102,711 EPCs

A
0%340
B
8%8,087
C
32%32,581
D
43%43,861
E
14%14,471
F
2%2,562
G
1%809

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Walsall. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Walsall

18 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Walsall centroid. The five closest:

1
The Ladder School
Not applicable · Free schools alternative provision · WS1 1RS
0.25 mi
2
Walsall Studio School
Secondary · Studio schools · WS1 1RL
0.27 mi
3
Butts Primary School
Primary · Community school · WS4 2AH
0.30 mi
4
Queen Mary's High School
Secondary · Academy converter · WS4 2AE
0.31 mi
5
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Walsall
Primary · Voluntary aided school · WS2 8HN
0.35 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Walsall centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Walsall

Flats & apartments

410

35% of listings

Houses

560

48% of listings

Rooms

198

17% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Walsall — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 44% of the 570 houses currently advertised in Walsall.

Terraced
44%252
Semi-detached
32%182
Other house
16%94
Detached
6%32
Bungalow
2%10

Rent by postcode

Where Walsall rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,081 live listings in 19 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Walsall

1W5S£2,650/mo3 rentals
2B74£1,650/mo4 rentals
3WS5£1,350/mo59 rentals

Cheapest in Walsall

1WS12£450/mo7 rentals
2WS7£540/mo6 rentals
3WS1 1PN£580/mo3 rentals

Features · Walsall

Garden, parking, and floor area in Walsall

Live signal across 1,378 Walsall rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

73%

of 248 Walsall listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

81%

of 278 Walsall listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Walsall

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Walsall has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 100 of 100 postcode districts analysed, the median was 287 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Walsall is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

287 crimes per area (median)
100 of 100 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Walsall’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Walsall

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Aldridge has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Walsall.

Willenhall
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (142) · pop. ~28,000
13
per 1k
Bloxwich
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (157) · pop. ~30,000
13
per 1k
Darlaston
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (134) · pop. ~27,000
12
per 1k
Aldridge
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (25) · pop. ~18,000
3.1
per 1k
Brownhills
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (56) · pop. ~12,000
13
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Walsall listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Walsall.

Rightmove

494

OpenRent

396

OnTheMarket

246

SpareRoom

198

PrimeLocation

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Frequently asked

Renting in Walsall — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Walsall?

The median rent in Walsall is £850/month based on 1378 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Walsall?

There are currently 1378 rental properties available in Walsall, with 93 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Walsall safe for renters?

Walsall has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 287 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Walsall?

The most commonly reported crime category in Walsall is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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