Housing in B71 1BE
What the homes in B71 1BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stone Cross & Hateley Heath
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,518 (2024)
B71 1BEWest Bromwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.1%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B71 1BE area is well below that, at 44%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.4% of households against 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned44%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented18.4%20.5%
- Social rented36.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 26.8% 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 21.3%. 30.6% 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 B71 1BE sits in (Stone Cross & Hateley Heath): about 2,518 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.