Housing in B17 8BL
What the homes in B17 8BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rotton Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,883 (2024)
B17 8BLBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are flat in a converted or shared house (28.7%). Flats make up 56%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B17 8BL area is less than half that, at 30%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 54.9% of households against 20.5%. 17.2% own outright and 12.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned30%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented54.9%20.5%
- Social rented14.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 45.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 40.4%. 15.7% 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 B17 8BL sits in (Rotton Park): about 1,883 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.