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Housing in B66 1JE

What the homes in B66 1JE 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
2,426 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.9%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B66 1JEEngland
Detached13%22.9%
Semi-detached33.3%31.5%
Terraced40.9%23%
Purpose-built flat10%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.5% of households in the B66 1JE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.

B66 1JE
48%
17%
34%
England
  • Owned47.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented17.5%20.5%
  • Social rented33.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B66 1JEEngland
Owned outright20.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.9%2.2%
From the council24.1%8.3%
From a housing association9.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 23% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B66 1JEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.9%). 38.5% of households include dependent children.

B66 1JEEngland
Living alone, under 6617.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.5%12.8%
Couple, no children5.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

SandwellEngland
All homes£953£1,459
One bedroom£680£1,195
Two bedrooms£851£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,014£1,489
Four or more£1,405£2,161
Detached£1,249£1,640
Semi-detached£1,026£1,449
Terraced£946£1,435
Flat or maisonette£764£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B66 1JE (Smethwick North & West) (about 2,426 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.

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