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Housing in B69 1PQ

What the homes in B69 1PQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tividale
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,578 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (54.1%). Flats make up 19.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

B69 1PQEngland
Detached2.7%22.9%
Semi-detached54.1%31.5%
Terraced23.9%23%
Purpose-built flat18.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.8% of households in the B69 1PQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.5% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.

B69 1PQ
47%
42%
England
  • Owned46.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented10.3%20.5%
  • Social rented41.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B69 1PQEngland
Owned outright23.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council41.1%8.3%
From a housing association0.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B69 1PQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (20.7%). 31.1% of households include dependent children.

B69 1PQEngland
Living alone, under 6620.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children11.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B69 1PQ (Tividale) (about 1,578 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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