Housing in B18 5EB
What the homes in B18 5EB 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)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.3%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B18 5EB area is less than half that, at 29.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.1% of households against 20.5%. 15.6% own outright and 14.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented30.1%20.5%
- Social rented39%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 19.3%. 38.6% 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 5EB sits in (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.