Housing in B20 3RY
What the homes in B20 3RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,753 (2024)
B20 3RYBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (49.7%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B20 3RY area is broadly in line with that, at 61.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.5% of households against 20.5%. 36.4% own outright and 24.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned61.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented19.5%20.5%
- Social rented17.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.9%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 38.5% 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 23.6%. 23.8% 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 3RY sits in (Handsworth East): about 1,753 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.