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Housing in B18 6AQ

What the homes in B18 6AQ 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
1,999 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (72%). Flats make up 96.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B18 6AQEngland
Detached0.3%22.9%
Semi-detached0.5%31.5%
Terraced3%23%
Purpose-built flat72%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building22.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

20.9% of households in the B18 6AQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 63.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 5.8% own outright and 15% with a mortgage.

B18 6AQ
21%
63%
16%
England
  • Owned20.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented63.2%20.5%
  • Social rented15.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B18 6AQEngland
Owned outright5.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent60.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council1.8%8.3%
From a housing association14.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 49.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B18 6AQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (49.1%). 5.4% of households include dependent children.

B18 6AQEngland
Living alone, under 6649.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over0.8%12.8%
Couple, no children27.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children3.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children0.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children0.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households16.2%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 6AQ (Hockley & Jewellery Quarter) (about 1,999 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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