Housing in B1 2NR
What the homes in B1 2NR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ladywood - Summer Hill
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,124 (2024)
B1 2NRBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (64.4%). Flats make up 66.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B1 2NR area is less than half that, at 24.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.6% of households against 20.5%. 10.7% own outright and 13.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented31.6%20.5%
- Social rented43.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 40.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 29.1%. 20.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Birmingham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham, August 2026, +3% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B1 2NR sits in (Ladywood - Summer Hill): about 1,124 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.