Housing in B18 5RQ
What the homes in B18 5RQ 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)
- Status
- No longer in use
B18 5RQBirmingham
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.
Owning vs renting
29.7% of households in the B18 5RQ 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.
- 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
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 a lone parent with dependent children (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B18 5RQ (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.