Housing in B67 7LU
What the homes in B67 7LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smethwick North & West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,152 (2024)
B67 7LUSmethwick
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (40.8%). Flats make up 15.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B67 7LU area is below that, at 54.3%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.8% of households against 20.5%. 27.6% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented29.8%20.5%
- Social rented12.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free2.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.4 people living in it. 19.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 25.5%. 30.9% 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 7LU sits in (Smethwick North & West): about 2,152 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.