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Housing in B68 9AT

What the homes in B68 9AT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Warley West
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,584 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (67.9%). Flats make up 13.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B68 9ATEngland
Detached1.5%22.9%
Semi-detached67.9%31.5%
Terraced16.8%23%
Purpose-built flat13.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B68 9AT area is broadly in line with that, at 56.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 28% with a mortgage.

B68 9AT
57%
31%
England
  • Owned56.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented9.5%20.5%
  • Social rented31%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.8%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B68 9ATEngland
Owned outright28.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council30.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B68 9ATEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.8%. 30.1% of households include dependent children.

B68 9ATEngland
Living alone, under 6614.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%12.8%
Couple, no children10.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%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 B68 9AT sits in (Warley West): about 1,584 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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