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Housing in B11 4LS

What the homes in B11 4LS 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
1,992 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (64.4%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B11 4LSEngland
Detached9.1%22.9%
Semi-detached11.9%31.5%
Terraced64.4%23%
Purpose-built flat9.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B11 4LS area is broadly in line with that, at 62.7%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.8% of households against 20.5%. 37.3% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.

B11 4LS
63%
26%
England
  • Owned62.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented25.8%20.5%
  • Social rented10.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B11 4LSEngland
Owned outright37.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association8.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.9 people living in it. 15.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B11 4LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 30.3%. 35.2% of households include dependent children.

B11 4LSEngland
Living alone, under 669%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%12.8%
Couple, no children3.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B11 4LS sits in (Greet & Mid Sparkhill): about 1,992 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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