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Housing in B16 8NH

What the homes in B16 8NH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Five Ways North
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,965 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (77.4%). Flats make up 80.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B16 8NHEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached5.1%31.5%
Terraced11.1%23%
Purpose-built flat77.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

12.6% of households in the B16 8NH area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 6.4% own outright and 6.2% with a mortgage.

B16 8NH
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14%
70%
England
  • Owned12.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented14.5%20.5%
  • Social rented69.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B16 8NHEngland
Owned outright6.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan6.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council68.4%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 38.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B16 8NHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.7%). 35.1% of households include dependent children.

B16 8NHEngland
Living alone, under 6631.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.7%12.8%
Couple, no children7.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children17.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.1%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 B16 8NH (Five Ways North) (about 1,965 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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