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Housing in B12 8QD

What the homes in B12 8QD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,764 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.3%). Flats make up 34.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B12 8QDEngland
Detached5.1%22.9%
Semi-detached16.1%31.5%
Terraced44.3%23%
Purpose-built flat10.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house22%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.7% of households in the B12 8QD area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31.2% own outright and 10.5% with a mortgage.

B12 8QD
42%
20%
38%
England
  • Owned41.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented20%20.5%
  • Social rented38%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B12 8QDEngland
Owned outright31.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association34.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 34.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B12 8QDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.2%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

B12 8QDEngland
Living alone, under 6629.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.4%12.8%
Couple, no children5.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.3%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 B12 8QD (Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road) (about 2,764 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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