Housing in B64 7HN
What the homes in B64 7HN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Old Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,265 (2024)
B64 7HNCradley Heath
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (48.9%). Flats make up 50.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
25.4% of households in the B64 7HN area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 10% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned25.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented12.8%20.5%
- Social rented58.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free2.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 29.9% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B64 7HN (Old Hill) (about 2,265 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.