Housing in B70 9UL
What the homes in B70 9UL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Greets Green West
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
B70 9ULWest Bromwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.4%). Flats make up 24.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B70 9UL area is below that, at 44.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21.4% of households against 20.5%. 28.8% own outright and 16.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented21.4%20.5%
- Social rented32.9%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. 30.7% 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 21%. 30.2% 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 9UL sits in (Greets Green West): about 1,581 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.