3-bed house in Tipton

Arthur road, Tipton, Sandwell, DY4

What it's like to live in Tipton

At a glance

This 3-bedroom house in Tipton is a council home let by Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, offered for mutual exchange. The rent is £480.00 a month. The tenant wants a similar-sized home, ideally a house or bungalow with 3 bedrooms, in or near Eastbourne, East Sussex, Brighton and Hove, The City of Brighton and Hove or Hailsham.

Bedrooms
3
Property type
House
Rent / monthly
480.00

Looking for

House Bungalow 3 bed Eastbourne, East Sussex (within 25 miles) Brighton And Hove, East Sussex (within 25 miles) Hailsham (within 25 miles) Sideways

What tenants say about Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Tenants satisfied overall67% Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council71.8% Sector median
Satisfied with repairs73.3% Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council73.6% Sector median
Satisfied with complaints handling33.2% Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council35.5% Sector median
90.6%Emergency repairs done on time
30Housing Ombudsman decisions published19 with a finding against the landlord

Sources: Regulator of Social Housing Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman decisions archive (checked 16 Oct 2026).

Rent and demand around Tipton

How the rent compares

This home£110.77 Weekly rent, 3 bed homes
Council average£106.40 Weekly rent, 3 bed homes
Housing association average£124.18 Weekly rent, 3 bed homes

Averages are social rents in the Sandwell council area, 2025/26. This home's monthly rent is shown as a weekly figure. A listed rent may include service charges, which the averages leave out.

1other home to swap within 5 miles
19,108households on the Sandwell waiting list31 March 2025
12.3households waiting for every social home let in a year1,554 homes let in 2024 to 2025

A swap doesn't use the waiting list: two tenants trade homes with their landlords' permission. More about living in Tipton →

Nearby

Schools

  • Joseph Turner Primary School 0.1 mi
  • Jubilee Park Academy 0.2 mi
  • Q3 Academy Tipton 0.3 mi
  • Summerhill Primary Academy 0.4 mi
  • Alexandra High School - lower site 0.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Asda 0.6 mi
  • Costcutter 0.7 mi
  • Lidl 0.7 mi
  • Heron Foods 0.9 mi
  • New Bloomfield Off License 1 mi

Train stations

  • Tipton 0.7 mi
  • Dudley Port 0.8 mi
  • Coseley 2 mi
  • Sandwell and Dudley 3 mi
  • Darlaston 3 mi

Bus stops

  • Powis Ave / Joseph Turner School 0.1 mi
  • Powis Ave / Cotterills Lane 0.1 mi
  • St Marks Rd / Chaucer Avenue 0.3 mi
  • Powis Ave / Upper Church Lane 0.3 mi
  • Upper Church Lane / Arthur Rd 0.3 mi

Distances are as the crow flies. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Local crime

Like every neighbourhood, this area has police incidents logged each month: 372 within about a mile in September 2026, most of them minor. A one-mile circle around a busy street or station always records far more than the quiet roads inside it. Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence; locations are approximate).

Anti-social behaviour reports16
Vehicle crime32
Bicycle theft2
Shoplifting38
Other theft14
Theft from the person1

The landlord

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Council · Council tenancy

C3Consumer
  • 27,651 social homes
  • 69% Ombudsman maladministration rate
Full landlord profile

The full landlord profile shows their complaints history, typical rents and the areas they cover. Tenant satisfaction scores are further down this page.

The tenant

Listed 10 Nov 2026

Last active 10 Nov 2026

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