Housing in B21 9EE
What the homes in B21 9EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Handsworth South
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,841 (2024)
B21 9EEBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (58%). Flats make up 19.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B21 9EE area is below that, at 45.4%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.2% of households against 20.5%. 31.6% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented17.2%20.5%
- Social rented36.3%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 3.4 people living in it. 25.4% 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 32%. 24.3% 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 B21 9EE sits in (Handsworth South): about 1,841 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.