Housing in B65 0BE
What the homes in B65 0BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blackheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,700 (2024)
B65 0BERowley Regis
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (36.6%). Flats make up 43.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B65 0BE area is well below that, at 36.6%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.4% of households against 20.5%. 19.3% own outright and 17.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned36.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented21.4%20.5%
- Social rented40.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 50.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.6%. 15.9% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B65 0BE sits in (Blackheath): about 1,700 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.