Housing in B66 2SS
What the homes in B66 2SS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,667 (2024)
B66 2SSSmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (67.7%). Flats make up 70.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B66 2SS area is less than half that, at 9.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 2.7% own outright and 6.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned9.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented8.2%20.5%
- Social rented78.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 37.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 31.2%. 33% 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 B66 2SS sits in (Smethwick East): about 1,667 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.