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Housing in B68 0LS

What the homes in B68 0LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Warley South
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,851 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (85.6%). Flats make up 4.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B68 0LSEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached85.6%31.5%
Terraced2%23%
Purpose-built flat4.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B68 0LS area is above that, at 72.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 32.7% with a mortgage.

B68 0LS
73%
18%
England
  • Owned72.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented8.7%20.5%
  • Social rented18.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B68 0LSEngland
Owned outright40.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council14.8%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B68 0LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.6%. 27.1% of households include dependent children.

B68 0LSEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.9%12.8%
Couple, no children12.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7%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 B68 0LS sits in (Warley South): about 1,851 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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