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Housing in B17 8HJ

What the homes in B17 8HJ 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.4%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B17 8HJEngland
Detached6.5%22.9%
Semi-detached27.7%31.5%
Terraced50.4%23%
Purpose-built flat6.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.1% of households in the B17 8HJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.7% own outright and 23.4% with a mortgage.

B17 8HJ
53%
40%
England
  • Owned53.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented40.3%20.5%
  • Social rented6.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B17 8HJEngland
Owned outright29.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.2%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

B17 8HJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.6%). 25% of households include dependent children.

B17 8HJEngland
Living alone, under 6621.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.2%12.8%
Couple, no children9.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.4%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 8HJ (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.

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