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Housing in B66 2LP

What the homes in B66 2LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Smethwick East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,582 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (37.6%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B66 2LPEngland
Detached12.6%22.9%
Semi-detached37.6%31.5%
Terraced34.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B66 2LP area is less than half that, at 29.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.4% of households against 20.5%. 8.3% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.

B66 2LP
29%
21%
46%
England
  • Owned29.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented21.4%20.5%
  • Social rented46.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free2.8%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B66 2LPEngland
Owned outright8.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.5%2.2%
From the council33.8%8.3%
From a housing association12.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.3 people living in it. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B66 2LPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 30.3%. 45.3% of households include dependent children.

B66 2LPEngland
Living alone, under 6618.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over2.8%12.8%
Couple, no children7.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.6%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B66 2LP sits in (Smethwick East): about 1,582 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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