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Housing in DY4 9NJ

What the homes in DY4 9NJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Princes End & Willingsworth
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,831 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (38%). Flats make up 41.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

DY4 9NJEngland
Detached2.9%22.9%
Semi-detached34.9%31.5%
Terraced20.4%23%
Purpose-built flat38%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31.8% of households in the DY4 9NJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.7% own outright and 14.1% with a mortgage.

DY4 9NJ
32%
13%
54%
England
  • Owned31.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented13.2%20.5%
  • Social rented53.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DY4 9NJEngland
Owned outright17.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.3%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council50.8%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DY4 9NJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.2%). 33.8% of households include dependent children.

DY4 9NJEngland
Living alone, under 6625.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children17.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 DY4 9NJ (Princes End & Willingsworth) (about 1,831 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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