Housing in B68 9AU
What the homes in B68 9AU 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)
B68 9AUOldbury
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.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B68 9AU 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.8%. 30.1% 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 9AU 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.