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Housing in B66 1NL

What the homes in B66 1NL 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)
Status
No longer in use
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 1NLEngland
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 1NL 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 1NL
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 1NLEngland
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 1NLEngland
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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 1NLEngland
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 1NL (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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