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Housing in B21 9LR

What the homes in B21 9LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Handsworth South
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,461 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (61.2%). Flats make up 11.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B21 9LREngland
Detached9.6%22.9%
Semi-detached17.6%31.5%
Terraced61.2%23%
Purpose-built flat7.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B21 9LR area is well below that, at 42.4%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 45% of households against 20.5%. 24.5% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.

B21 9LR
42%
45%
England
  • Owned42.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented45%20.5%
  • Social rented10.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.6%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B21 9LREngland
Owned outright24.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent35.1%18.2%
Other private rented9.9%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association8.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.2 people living in it. 17.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B21 9LREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 30.1%. 41.4% of households include dependent children.

B21 9LREngland
Living alone, under 6612.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5.3%12.8%
Couple, no children4.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households20.2%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B21 9LR sits in (Handsworth South): about 1,461 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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