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Housing in B18 5BD

What the homes in B18 5BD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hockley & Jewellery Quarter
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,644 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (47.2%). Flats make up 22.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B18 5BDEngland
Detached8.5%22.9%
Semi-detached21.7%31.5%
Terraced47.2%23%
Purpose-built flat18.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B18 5BD area is less than half that, at 28.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.8% of households against 20.5%. 15.2% own outright and 13.1% with a mortgage.

B18 5BD
28%
16%
54%
England
  • Owned28.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented15.8%20.5%
  • Social rented54.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B18 5BDEngland
Owned outright15.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council39.7%8.3%
From a housing association14.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B18 5BDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.1%. 31.8% of households include dependent children.

B18 5BDEngland
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children6.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.4%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 B18 5BD sits in (Hockley & Jewellery Quarter): about 1,644 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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