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Housing in B12 9QU

What the homes in B12 9QU 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
1,636 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.5%). Flats make up 43.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B12 9QUEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached12.4%31.5%
Terraced40.5%23%
Purpose-built flat25.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31% of households in the B12 9QU area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.9% own outright and 12.1% with a mortgage.

B12 9QU
31%
32%
37%
England
  • Owned31%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented31.7%20.5%
  • Social rented36.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B12 9QUEngland
Owned outright18.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council5.9%8.3%
From a housing association30.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 41.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B12 9QUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.1%). 23.7% of households include dependent children.

B12 9QUEngland
Living alone, under 6631.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.4%12.8%
Couple, no children6.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.1%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). 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 9QU (Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road) (about 1,636 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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