Housing in B19 2LY
What the homes in B19 2LY 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
- 2,013 (2024)
B19 2LYBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (67%). Flats make up 68.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B19 2LY area is less than half that, at 13%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.9% of households against 20.5%. 6.1% own outright and 6.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned13%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented5.9%20.5%
- Social rented77.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.7%. 46.9% 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 B19 2LY sits in (Hockley & Jewellery Quarter): about 2,013 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.