Housing in B16 0HJ
What the homes in B16 0HJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Summerfield
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,916 (2024)
B16 0HJBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.1%). Flats make up 38.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B16 0HJ area is well below that, at 42.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 29.3% of households against 20.5%. 29.6% own outright and 13.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented29.3%20.5%
- Social rented26.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 35.8% 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 29.9%. 17.6% 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 B16 0HJ sits in (Summerfield): about 1,916 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.