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Housing in B12 0XB

What the homes in B12 0XB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sparkbrook North
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,652 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (64.1%). Flats make up 69.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B12 0XBEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached10.8%31.5%
Terraced15.4%23%
Purpose-built flat64.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

17.5% of households in the B12 0XB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 6.3% own outright and 11.2% with a mortgage.

B12 0XB
17%
72%
England
  • Owned17.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented8.5%20.5%
  • Social rented71.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free2.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B12 0XBEngland
Owned outright6.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan11.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council55.5%8.3%
From a housing association16.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 41.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B12 0XBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (35.1%). 36.5% of households include dependent children.

B12 0XBEngland
Living alone, under 6635.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children3.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.2%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 B12 0XB (Sparkbrook North) (about 1,652 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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