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Housing in B14 5HN

What the homes in B14 5HN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Highter's Heath & Maypole
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,385 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.6%). Flats make up 11.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B14 5HNEngland
Detached1.7%22.9%
Semi-detached41.2%31.5%
Terraced45.6%23%
Purpose-built flat10.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.4% of households in the B14 5HN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 32.5% own outright and 35.9% with a mortgage.

B14 5HN
68%
19%
England
  • Owned68.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.2%1%
  • Private rented18.7%20.5%
  • Social rented10.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B14 5HNEngland
Owned outright32.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council8.6%8.3%
From a housing association1.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B14 5HNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21%). 31.4% of households include dependent children.

B14 5HNEngland
Living alone, under 6617.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.5%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 B14 5HN (Highter's Heath & Maypole) (about 1,385 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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