 The land within the town is made up of approximately 62 % greenspace , 18 % domestic gardens , 7 % roads , 4 % domestic buildings , 3 % non @-@ domestic buildings and 6 % other uses . Since the 19th century , trade in Brownhills has been centred on the High Street . As the canal and Clayhanger Common lie immediately to the south of the High Street , the town 's housing areas are mainly to the north and at the eastern and western ends of the town . Brownhills has 5 @,@ 152 residential dwellings , of which 47 % are semi @-@ detached houses . Selling prices for all types of property within the town have risen significantly since 2000 ; in August 2007 the average selling price was £ 137 @,@ 600 , compared to £ 59 @,@ 596 in 2000 , a rise of 131 % . The Aldridge and Brownhills Housing Trust owns and manages those properties formerly owned as council houses by Walsall Council . 
