Housing in B68 9ST
What the homes in B68 9ST 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
- 2,451 (2024)
B68 9STOldbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67.4%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B68 9ST area is broadly in line with that, at 64.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15% of households against 20.5%. 30.4% own outright and 33.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned64.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented15%20.5%
- Social rented20.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 18.4% 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 24.6%. 34% 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 9ST sits in (Oldbury & Rood End): about 2,451 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.