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Housing in B17 0UA

What the homes in B17 0UA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Harborne East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,737 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.7%). Flats make up 28.1%, above the 22.2% across England.

B17 0UAEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached21.7%31.5%
Terraced42.7%23%
Purpose-built flat23.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

55% of households in the B17 0UA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 28.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 31.1% with a mortgage.

B17 0UA
55%
29%
14%
England
  • Owned55%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented28.8%20.5%
  • Social rented14.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B17 0UAEngland
Owned outright23.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council5.5%8.3%
From a housing association8.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B17 0UAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.4%). 19.9% of households include dependent children.

B17 0UAEngland
Living alone, under 6626.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.6%12.8%
Couple, no children22.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.4%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 B17 0UA (Harborne East) (about 1,737 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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