Housing in B66 1HJ
What the homes in B66 1HJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,092 (2024)
B66 1HJSmethwick
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47%). Flats make up 9.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
43% of households in the B66 1HJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned43%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented28.9%20.5%
- Social rented26.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.4 people living in it. 16.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (34.6%). 44.8% 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 B66 1HJ (Smethwick North & West) (about 3,092 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.