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Housing in WS5 4EJ

What the homes in WS5 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Yew Tree & Tamebridge
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,701 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (55.4%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

WS5 4EJEngland
Detached5.4%22.9%
Semi-detached55.4%31.5%
Terraced26.5%23%
Purpose-built flat11.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the WS5 4EJ area is below that, at 46%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.4% of households against 20.5%. 19.6% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

WS5 4EJ
46%
12%
40%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented12.4%20.5%
  • Social rented40.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

WS5 4EJEngland
Owned outright19.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council26.2%8.3%
From a housing association14.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

WS5 4EJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.4%. 32.5% of households include dependent children.

WS5 4EJEngland
Living alone, under 6616%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%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. 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 WS5 4EJ sits in (Yew Tree & Tamebridge): about 1,701 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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