Housing in B68 8SS
What the homes in B68 8SS 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
- 2,426 (2024)
B68 8SSOldbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.9%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B68 8SS area is below that, at 47.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.5% of households against 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 26.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented17.5%20.5%
- Social rented33.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 23% 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 26.9%. 38.5% 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 B68 8SS sits in (Smethwick North & West): about 2,426 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.