Housing in B17 8TP
What the homes in B17 8TP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Harborne West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,602 (2024)
B17 8TPBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (47.7%). Flats make up 20.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B17 8TP area is above that, at 78.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15% of households against 20.5%. 47.9% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented15%20.5%
- Social rented6.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 32.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.5%. 20.9% 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 8TP sits in (Harborne West): about 1,602 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.