Housing in B66 2TR
What the homes in B66 2TR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,231 (2024)
B66 2TRSmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.5%). Flats make up 45.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B66 2TR area is less than half that, at 23.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.6% of households against 20.5%. 13.4% own outright and 9.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned23.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented21.6%20.5%
- Social rented53.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 47.9% 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 31.3%. 22.5% 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 2TR sits in (Smethwick South): about 2,231 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.