Housing in B16 9HT
What the homes in B16 9HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Edgbaston North
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,258 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
B16 9HTBirmingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.9%). Flats make up 72.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.9% of households in the B16 9HT area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 57.5% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 12.4% own outright and 16.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented57.5%20.5%
- Social rented13.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 49.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (43.6%). 11.8% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B16 9HT (Edgbaston North) (about 2,258 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.