Housing in B67 5LT
What the homes in B67 5LT 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
- 1,304 (2024)
B67 5LTSmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (56.3%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B67 5LT area is broadly in line with that, at 58.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.7% of households against 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned58.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented16.7%20.5%
- Social rented24.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.6% 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 21.5%. 31% 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 B67 5LT sits in (Bearwood & Warley Woods): about 1,304 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.