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Housing in B66 4PP

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

Neighbourhood
Smethwick South East
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,462 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (46.2%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B66 4PPEngland
Detached8.5%22.9%
Semi-detached30.4%31.5%
Terraced46.2%23%
Purpose-built flat8.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B66 4PP area is well below that, at 38.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.4% of households against 20.5%. 17.9% own outright and 20.7% with a mortgage.

B66 4PP
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  • Owned38.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented40.4%20.5%
  • Social rented20%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B66 4PPEngland
Owned outright17.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.7%18.2%
Other private rented4.7%2.2%
From the council4%8.3%
From a housing association16%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B66 4PPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 25.8%. 38.3% of households include dependent children.

B66 4PPEngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over3.8%12.8%
Couple, no children7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B66 4PP sits in (Smethwick South East): about 2,462 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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