PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Birmingham

Housing in B12 9LY

What the homes in B12 9LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Moor Green & Cannon Hill
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,860 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (65.6%). Flats make up 15.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B12 9LYEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached15.6%31.5%
Terraced65.6%23%
Purpose-built flat7.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B12 9LY area is below that, at 48.4%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.7% of households against 20.5%. 32.6% own outright and 15.8% with a mortgage.

B12 9LY
48%
25%
27%
England
  • Owned48.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented24.7%20.5%
  • Social rented26.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B12 9LYEngland
Owned outright32.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association23.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.5 people living in it. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B12 9LYEngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 27.1%. 32% of households include dependent children.

B12 9LYEngland
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%12.8%
Couple, no children2.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B12 9LY sits in (Moor Green & Cannon Hill): about 1,860 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes