Housing in B15 2SJ
What the homes in B15 2SJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Metchley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,431 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (32.2%). Flats make up 24.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B15 2SJ area is well below that, at 34.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.1% of households against 20.5%. 21.8% own outright and 12.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented40.1%20.5%
- Social rented24%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 21.3%. 20% 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 B15 2SJ sits in (Metchley): about 2,431 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.