Housing in B67 7EY
What the homes in B67 7EY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,938 (2024)
B67 7EYSmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (57%). Flats make up 20.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B67 7EY area is below that, at 44.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented39.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 28.4% 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 18.4%. 29.4% 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 7EY sits in (Smethwick South): about 1,938 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.