Housing in B20 2LP
What the homes in B20 2LP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth Wood
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
B20 2LPBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.9%). Flats make up 10.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B20 2LP area is above that, at 75%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.7% of households against 20.5%. 35.8% own outright and 39.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned75%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented19.7%20.5%
- Social rented5.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 19.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 23.6%. 26.2% 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 B20 2LP sits in (Handsworth Wood): about 1,833 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.