Housing in B70 0HG
What the homes in B70 0HG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Great Bridge & Dudley Port
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,172 (2024)
B70 0HGWest Bromwich
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (53.5%). Flats make up 54.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
22.3% of households in the B70 0HG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 11.2% own outright and 11.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented67.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 45% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.9%). 21.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B70 0HG (Great Bridge & Dudley Port) (about 2,172 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.