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Housing in B16 9PL

What the homes in B16 9PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Edgbaston North
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,923 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (67%). Flats make up 88.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B16 9PLEngland
Detached5.8%22.9%
Semi-detached4.5%31.5%
Terraced1.2%23%
Purpose-built flat67%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house19.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B16 9PL area is less than half that, at 28.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 52.2% of households against 20.5%. 15.3% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.

B16 9PL
28%
52%
19%
England
  • Owned28.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented52.2%20.5%
  • Social rented18.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B16 9PLEngland
Owned outright15.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent50.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council3.6%8.3%
From a housing association15.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 54.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B16 9PLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 37.8%. 13.1% of households include dependent children.

B16 9PLEngland
Living alone, under 6637.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children18.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children7.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.6%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B16 9PL sits in (Edgbaston North): about 1,923 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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