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Housing in B18 4QG

What the homes in B18 4QG 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
2,818 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.3%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B18 4QGEngland
Detached10.2%22.9%
Semi-detached26.8%31.5%
Terraced40.3%23%
Purpose-built flat19.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.4%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

29.7% of households in the B18 4QG area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.

B18 4QG
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  • Owned29.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented30.1%20.5%
  • Social rented39%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B18 4QGEngland
Owned outright15.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan14.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council17.5%8.3%
From a housing association21.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 26.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B18 4QGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (19.3%). 38.6% of households include dependent children.

B18 4QGEngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.1%12.8%
Couple, no children7.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children19.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.9%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 B18 4QG (Winson Green & Gib Heath) (about 2,818 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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