Housing in B68 9PA
What the homes in B68 9PA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Warley East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,782 (2024)
B68 9PAOldbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62%). Flats make up 7.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B68 9PA area is broadly in line with that, at 56.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented29.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 23.3% 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 23%. 33.2% 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 9PA sits in (Warley East): about 1,782 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.