Housing in B65 0SA
What the homes in B65 0SA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whiteheath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,055 (2024)
B65 0SARowley Regis
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.2%). Flats make up 34.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B65 0SA area is well below that, at 42.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.3% of households against 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 21.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented30.3%20.5%
- Social rented25.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 44.2% 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 30.2%. 22.4% 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 0SA sits in (Whiteheath): about 2,055 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.