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Housing in B11 4PR

What the homes in B11 4PR 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

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

B11 4PREngland
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

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B11 4PR area is broadly in line with that, at 59.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.4% of households against 20.5%. 40.8% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

B11 4PR
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%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B11 4PREngland
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 4PREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 30.3%. 27.2% of households include dependent children.

B11 4PREngland
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. 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 4PR sits in (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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