Housing in B66 4SU
What the homes in B66 4SU 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
- 1,775 (2024)
B66 4SUSmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (34.6%). Flats make up 22.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B66 4SU area is below that, at 45.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.3% of households against 20.5%. 12.4% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented40.3%20.5%
- Social rented13.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 19.1% 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 34.6%. 47.3% 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 4SU sits in (Smethwick South East): about 1,775 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.