Crap Towns / South Staffordshire / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in South Staffordshire?
In the South Staffordshire council area, 447 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 0.90% of all homes, 23% lower than England's 1.17%.
Nobody in the Wombourne house. Still a village residence, thank you very bloody much.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 263 | 0.57% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 288 | 0.62% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 353 | 0.76% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 343 | 0.73% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 311 | 0.66% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 345 | 0.73% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 353 | 0.74% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 432 | 0.91% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 349 | 0.73% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 398 | 0.82% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 337 | 0.69% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 377 | 0.76% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 447 | 0.90% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Sandwell | 1.43% |
| Shropshire | 1.32% |
| Wolverhampton | 1.31% |
| Dudley | 1.27% |
| Stafford | 1.23% |
| Walsall | 1.04% |
| Lichfield | 0.91% |
| South Staffordshire | 0.90% |
| Cannock Chase | 0.80% |
| Across England | 1.17% |