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Housing in B18 7HQ

What the homes in B18 7HQ 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
2,171 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.7%). Flats make up 18%, below the 22.2% across England.

B18 7HQEngland
Detached5.5%22.9%
Semi-detached20.6%31.5%
Terraced52.7%23%
Purpose-built flat16.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home3.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.2% of households in the B18 7HQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 16.6% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.

B18 7HQ
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30%
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England
  • Owned34.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented29.6%20.5%
  • Social rented35.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B18 7HQEngland
Owned outright16.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent26.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council24.3%8.3%
From a housing association11.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 38.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B18 7HQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (29.6%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.

B18 7HQEngland
Living alone, under 6629.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.2%12.8%
Couple, no children7.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.8%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 7HQ (Winson Green & Gib Heath) (about 2,171 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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