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Housing in B70 6JB

What the homes in B70 6JB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,596 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (32.5%). Flats make up 47.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B70 6JBEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached12.6%31.5%
Terraced32.5%23%
Purpose-built flat26.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house15%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

29.7% of households in the B70 6JB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 11.4% with a mortgage.

B70 6JB
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  • Owned29.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented29.7%20.5%
  • Social rented39.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B70 6JBEngland
Owned outright18.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association36.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 36.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B70 6JBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.2%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

B70 6JBEngland
Living alone, under 6627.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children5.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%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 B70 6JB (West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park) (about 2,596 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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