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Housing in B43 5DR

What the homes in B43 5DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hamstead West
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,687 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (70.6%). Flats make up 16.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

B43 5DREngland
Detached8.5%22.9%
Semi-detached70.6%31.5%
Terraced4.7%23%
Purpose-built flat15.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B43 5DR area is above that, at 79.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.3% of households against 20.5%. 44.6% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

B43 5DR
79%
16%
England
  • Owned79.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented4.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B43 5DREngland
Owned outright44.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council4.3%8.3%
From a housing association0%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B43 5DREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17.4%. 23.5% of households include dependent children.

B43 5DREngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sandwell

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sandwell, August 2026, +8% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

SandwellEngland
All homes£953£1,459
One bedroom£680£1,195
Two bedrooms£851£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,014£1,489
Four or more£1,405£2,161
Detached£1,249£1,640
Semi-detached£1,026£1,449
Terraced£946£1,435
Flat or maisonette£764£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B43 5DR sits in (Hamstead West): about 1,687 residents.

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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