Housing in B65 8PU
What the homes in B65 8PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rowley West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,327 (2024)
B65 8PURowley Regis
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (51.4%). 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 8PU area is above that, at 84.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.3% of households against 20.5%. 52.8% own outright and 31.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.3%20.5%
- Social rented8.3%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 2.4 people living in it. 25.9% 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 19.1%. 21.3% 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 8PU sits in (Rowley West): about 1,327 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.