Housing in B69 4DE
What the homes in B69 4DE 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
- 2,253 (2024)
B69 4DEOldbury
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (44.6%). Flats make up 49.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B69 4DE area is less than half that, at 30.4%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.7% of households against 20.5%. 16.7% own outright and 13.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned30.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented35.7%20.5%
- Social rented32.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 43.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 27.7%. 22.9% 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 B69 4DE sits in (Oldbury & Rood End): about 2,253 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.