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Housing in B12 9DT

What the homes in B12 9DT 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
1,690 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B12 9DTEngland
Detached10.4%22.9%
Semi-detached25%31.5%
Terraced41%23%
Purpose-built flat22%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45% of households in the B12 9DT area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.6% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.7% own outright and 19.3% with a mortgage.

B12 9DT
45%
24%
30%
England
  • Owned45%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented23.6%20.5%
  • Social rented29.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B12 9DTEngland
Owned outright25.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.7%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council22.1%8.3%
From a housing association7.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 25% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B12 9DTEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.8%). 37.4% of households include dependent children.

B12 9DTEngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.8%12.8%
Couple, no children6.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children10.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.4%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 9DT (Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road) (about 1,690 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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