Housing in B66 4BX
What the homes in B66 4BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bearwood & Warley Woods
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,710 (2024)
B66 4BXSmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (65.9%). Flats make up 25.5%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B66 4BX area is below that, at 52.1%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 43.1% of households against 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 22.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented43.1%20.5%
- Social rented3.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 39.5% 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 28%. 20.9% 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 4BX sits in (Bearwood & Warley Woods): about 1,710 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.