Housing in B12 9SU
What the homes in B12 9SU 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
- 1,307 (2024)
B12 9SUBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (35.8%). Flats make up 38.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B12 9SU area is well below that, at 38.5%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.5% of households against 20.5%. 25.3% own outright and 13.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned38.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented10.5%20.5%
- Social rented49.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 40% 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 28.8%. 28.4% 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 9SU sits in (Balsall Heath West & Kingswood Road): about 1,307 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.