Housing in B66 3PA
What the homes in B66 3PA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,340 (2024)
B66 3PASmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.8%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B66 3PA area is below that, at 46.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.3% of households against 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned46.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented30.3%20.5%
- Social rented21.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.2%. 32.7% 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 3PA sits in (Smethwick South): about 2,340 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.