Housing in B18 4LS
What the homes in B18 4LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Winson Green & Gib Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,248 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (63.9%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B18 4LS area is less than half that, at 27.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.1% of households against 20.5%. 17.8% own outright and 9.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned27.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented33.1%20.5%
- Social rented37.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 28.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 20.1%. 39.1% 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 B18 4LS sits in (Winson Green & Gib Heath): about 2,248 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.