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Housing in B71 3PD

What the homes in B71 3PD 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
2,183 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (68.8%). Flats make up 16.9%, below the 22.2% across England.

B71 3PDEngland
Detached6.7%22.9%
Semi-detached68.8%31.5%
Terraced7.6%23%
Purpose-built flat15.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B71 3PD area is below that, at 49.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.7% of households against 20.5%. 25.2% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.

B71 3PD
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18%
32%
England
  • Owned49.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented17.7%20.5%
  • Social rented31.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B71 3PDEngland
Owned outright25.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council29.2%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B71 3PDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.4%. 30.6% of households include dependent children.

B71 3PDEngland
Living alone, under 6616.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children10.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.5%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B71 3PD sits in (Stone Cross & Hateley Heath): about 2,183 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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