Housing in B17 8HE
What the homes in B17 8HE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rotton Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,695 (2024)
B17 8HEBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (50.4%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B17 8HE area is below that, at 53.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 40.3% of households against 20.5%. 29.7% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented40.3%20.5%
- Social rented6.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 29.9% 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 21.6%. 25% 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 8HE sits in (Rotton Park): about 1,695 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.