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Housing in B11 4HB

What the homes in B11 4HB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Greet & Mid Sparkhill
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,788 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.3%). Flats make up 5.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B11 4HBEngland
Detached6%22.9%
Semi-detached36.2%31.5%
Terraced52.3%23%
Purpose-built flat0.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

66.9% of households in the B11 4HB area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 38.8% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

B11 4HB
67%
28%
England
  • Owned66.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented28.3%20.5%
  • Social rented4.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B11 4HBEngland
Owned outright38.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.3%18.2%
Other private rented5%2.2%
From the council1.2%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.8 people living in it. 15.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B11 4HBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (27.1%). 32.4% of households include dependent children.

B11 4HBEngland
Living alone, under 669.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%12.8%
Couple, no children4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Birmingham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BirminghamEngland
All homes£1,099£1,459
One bedroom£830£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,003£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,134£1,489
Four or more£1,578£2,161
Detached£1,434£1,640
Semi-detached£1,151£1,449
Terraced£1,095£1,435
Flat or maisonette£919£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B11 4HB (Greet & Mid Sparkhill) (about 1,788 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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