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Housing in B66 4HY

What the homes in B66 4HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Warley East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,781 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.3%). Flats make up 16.7%, below the 22.2% across England.

B66 4HYEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached42.3%31.5%
Terraced36.9%23%
Purpose-built flat12.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.5% of households in the B66 4HY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 22% with a mortgage.

B66 4HY
45%
40%
England
  • Owned45.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented11.9%20.5%
  • Social rented39.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B66 4HYEngland
Owned outright23.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council36.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 31.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B66 4HYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.7%). 30.2% of households include dependent children.

B66 4HYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B66 4HY (Warley East) (about 1,781 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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