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Housing in B17 8JR

What the homes in B17 8JR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rotton Park
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,294 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.6%). Flats make up 3.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B17 8JREngland
Detached19.2%22.9%
Semi-detached33.4%31.5%
Terraced43.6%23%
Purpose-built flat1.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.9% of households in the B17 8JR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

B17 8JR
65%
31%
England
  • Owned64.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented30.6%20.5%
  • Social rented2.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B17 8JREngland
Owned outright31.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 18.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B17 8JREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (26.7%). 33.4% of households include dependent children.

B17 8JREngland
Living alone, under 6612.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%12.8%
Couple, no children10.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.9%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 8JR (Rotton Park) (about 2,294 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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