Housing in B43 5JP
What the homes in B43 5JP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hamstead West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,393 (2024)
B43 5JPBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (66.5%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B43 5JP area is above that, at 85.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.6% of households against 20.5%. 53.1% own outright and 32.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12.6%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 16.7%. 19.5% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B43 5JP sits in (Hamstead West): about 1,393 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.