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Housing in B15 1JR

What the homes in B15 1JR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,573 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.5%). Flats make up 53.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B15 1JREngland
Detached11.6%22.9%
Semi-detached21.1%31.5%
Terraced14.2%23%
Purpose-built flat43.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house7.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.9% of households in the B15 1JR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.9% own outright and 21% with a mortgage.

B15 1JR
45%
31%
24%
England
  • Owned44.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented30.9%20.5%
  • Social rented24.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B15 1JREngland
Owned outright23.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council6.9%8.3%
From a housing association17.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B15 1JREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24.5%). 21.8% of households include dependent children.

B15 1JREngland
Living alone, under 6624.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.9%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 B15 1JR (Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park) (about 1,573 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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