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Housing in B67 5RF

What the homes in B67 5RF 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
1,909 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (61.7%). Flats make up 26.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

B67 5RFEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached7.3%31.5%
Terraced61.7%23%
Purpose-built flat24.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B67 5RF area is well below that, at 37.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.1% of households against 20.5%. 16.3% own outright and 20.8% with a mortgage.

B67 5RF
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40%
22%
England
  • Owned37.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented40.1%20.5%
  • Social rented22.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B67 5RFEngland
Owned outright16.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council21.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B67 5RFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.6%. 30.1% of households include dependent children.

B67 5RFEngland
Living alone, under 6622.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.5%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 B67 5RF sits in (Bearwood & Warley Woods): about 1,909 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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