Housing in B71 2ED
What the homes in B71 2ED 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
- 1,757 (2024)
B71 2EDWest Bromwich
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (60.8%). Flats make up 15.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B71 2ED area is broadly in line with that, at 63%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.5% of households against 20.5%. 33.8% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned63%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented17.5%20.5%
- Social rented19.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 25.8% 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 20.9%. 34.3% 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 2ED sits in (Stone Cross & Hateley Heath): about 1,757 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.