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Housing in B68 9LY

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

Neighbourhood
Oldbury & Rood End
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,224 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (44.9%). Flats make up 16.1%, below the 22.2% across England.

B68 9LYEngland
Detached9.5%22.9%
Semi-detached44.9%31.5%
Terraced29.5%23%
Purpose-built flat13.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B68 9LY area is below that, at 52.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.8% of households against 20.5%. 27% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.

B68 9LY
52%
26%
22%
England
  • Owned52.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented25.8%20.5%
  • Social rented21.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B68 9LYEngland
Owned outright27%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council11.6%8.3%
From a housing association10.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 25.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B68 9LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.4%. 33.2% of households include dependent children.

B68 9LYEngland
Living alone, under 6617.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.1%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 9LY sits in (Oldbury & Rood End): about 2,224 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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