Housing in B12 9BE
What the homes in B12 9BE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Balsall Heath East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,797 (2024)
B12 9BEBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (52.4%). Flats make up 23.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B12 9BE area is below that, at 44.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.9% of households against 20.5%. 27.9% own outright and 16.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented29.9%20.5%
- Social rented25%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 32.4% 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 27.8%. 28.8% 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 9BE sits in (Balsall Heath East): about 1,797 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.