Housing in B70 9AE
What the homes in B70 9AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Greets Green East
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,104 (2024)
B70 9AEWest Bromwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (32.8%). Flats make up 43.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B70 9AE area is well below that, at 39.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.2% of households against 20.5%. 24.1% own outright and 15.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned39.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented40.2%20.5%
- Social rented18.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 31.1% 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 23.9%. 24.1% 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 9AE sits in (Greets Green East): about 2,104 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.