Housing in B65 8DE
What the homes in B65 8DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowley East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,966 (2024)
B65 8DERowley Regis
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63.9%). Flats make up 5.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B65 8DE area is broadly in line with that, at 56.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.6% of households against 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 31.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented13.6%20.5%
- Social rented28.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.7%. 36.9% 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 8DE sits in (Rowley East): about 1,966 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.