Housing in B18 7AA
What the homes in B18 7AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ladywood - Summer Hill
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (83.1%). Flats make up 84.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B18 7AA area is less than half that, at 17.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.1% of households against 20.5%. 9.2% own outright and 8.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned17.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented12.1%20.5%
- Social rented68.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 42.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 32.2%. 29.2% 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 7AA sits in (Ladywood - Summer Hill): about 1,910 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.