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Housing in B17 8PG

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

Neighbourhood
Harborne East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,665 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (38.7%). Flats make up 19.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

B17 8PGEngland
Detached13.3%22.9%
Semi-detached38.7%31.5%
Terraced28.4%23%
Purpose-built flat17.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B17 8PG area is above that, at 71.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.9% of households against 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.

B17 8PG
72%
23%
England
  • Owned71.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented22.9%20.5%
  • Social rented4.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B17 8PGEngland
Owned outright37.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B17 8PGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.6%. 29% of households include dependent children.

B17 8PGEngland
Living alone, under 6615.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.5%12.8%
Couple, no children18%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B17 8PG sits in (Harborne East): about 1,665 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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