Housing in B11 1LY
What the homes in B11 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sparkbrook South
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,528 (2024)
B11 1LYBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (37.8%). Flats make up 37.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B11 1LY area is well below that, at 33.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.3% of households against 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 7.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned33.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented13.3%20.5%
- Social rented53.1%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 3.3 people living in it. 29.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 22.5%. 28.3% 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 B11 1LY sits in (Sparkbrook South): about 1,528 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.