Housing in B70 0RE
What the homes in B70 0RE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wednesbury South
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,123 (2024)
B70 0REWest Bromwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.2%). Flats make up 23.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B70 0RE area is broadly in line with that, at 61.9%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 26.1% of households against 20.5%. 35.4% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented26.1%20.5%
- Social rented9.9%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 2.8 people living in it. 26% 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 20.7%. 27.2% 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 B70 0RE sits in (Wednesbury South): about 2,123 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.