Housing in B70 9JD
What the homes in B70 9JD 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
- 1,523 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (33.7%). Flats make up 32.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B70 9JD area is less than half that, at 26.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.9% of households against 20.5%. 11.1% own outright and 15.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned26.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.9%1%
- Private rented19.9%20.5%
- Social rented49.9%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 2.5 people living in it. 40.2% 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 21.9%. 25% 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 9JD sits in (Greets Green East): about 1,523 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.