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Housing in B71 2RJ

What the homes in B71 2RJ 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.1%). Flats make up 20.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B71 2RJEngland
Detached11.1%22.9%
Semi-detached46.1%31.5%
Terraced22%23%
Purpose-built flat18.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44% of households in the B71 2RJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 22.8% with a mortgage.

B71 2RJ
44%
18%
37%
England
  • Owned44%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented18.4%20.5%
  • Social rented36.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B71 2RJEngland
Owned outright21.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council18.4%8.3%
From a housing association18.4%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

B71 2RJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 30.6% of households include dependent children.

B71 2RJEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children10.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children11%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sandwell

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sandwell (August 2026, +8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SandwellEngland
All homes£953£1,459
One bedroom£680£1,195
Two bedrooms£851£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,014£1,489
Four or more£1,405£2,161
Detached£1,249£1,640
Semi-detached£1,026£1,449
Terraced£946£1,435
Flat or maisonette£764£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B71 2RJ (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.

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