Housing in B71 2DB
What the homes in B71 2DB 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
- 1,834 (2024)
B71 2DBWest Bromwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (59.5%). Flats make up 13.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B71 2DB area is below that, at 48.4%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.9% of households against 20.5%. 20.8% own outright and 27.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned48.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented20.9%20.5%
- Social rented29.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%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. 23.5% 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 20.3%. 35.2% 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 B71 2DB sits in (Stone Cross & Hateley Heath): about 1,834 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.