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Housing in B20 3BQ

What the homes in B20 3BQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Birchfield West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,731 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.1%). Flats make up 44.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B20 3BQEngland
Detached6.8%22.9%
Semi-detached19.3%31.5%
Terraced29.2%23%
Purpose-built flat36.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

40% of households in the B20 3BQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.3% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 27.8% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.

B20 3BQ
40%
24%
34%
England
  • Owned40%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented24.3%20.5%
  • Social rented34%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B20 3BQEngland
Owned outright27.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.3%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council19.4%8.3%
From a housing association14.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 37.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B20 3BQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

B20 3BQEngland
Living alone, under 6631%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.6%12.8%
Couple, no children4.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.9%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 B20 3BQ (Birchfield West) (about 1,731 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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