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Housing in B11 4JZ

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

Neighbourhood
Sparkhill North
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,237 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (61.9%). Flats make up 21.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B11 4JZEngland
Detached8.1%22.9%
Semi-detached8.7%31.5%
Terraced61.9%23%
Purpose-built flat8.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building8.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59.6% of households in the B11 4JZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 40.8% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

B11 4JZ
60%
31%
England
  • Owned59.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented31.4%20.5%
  • Social rented8.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B11 4JZEngland
Owned outright40.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.2%18.2%
Other private rented6.1%2.2%
From the council3.4%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.7 people living in it. 18.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B11 4JZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (30.3%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

B11 4JZEngland
Living alone, under 6612.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.1%12.8%
Couple, no children5.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households30.3%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 4JZ (Sparkhill North) (about 2,237 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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