Housing in B12 0UP
What the homes in B12 0UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sparkbrook North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,648 (2024)
B12 0UPBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (72.5%). Flats make up 76.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B12 0UP area is less than half that, at 17.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 9.9% own outright and 7.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented68.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.2%. 40.3% 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 B12 0UP sits in (Sparkbrook North): about 1,648 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.