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Housing in B23 5HQ

What the homes in B23 5HQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Short Heath
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,864 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (36.4%). Flats make up 28.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

B23 5HQEngland
Detached5.7%22.9%
Semi-detached36.4%31.5%
Terraced28.9%23%
Purpose-built flat25%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.4% of households in the B23 5HQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.

B23 5HQ
47%
20%
30%
England
  • Owned47.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.5%1%
  • Private rented19.7%20.5%
  • Social rented29.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B23 5HQEngland
Owned outright21.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council21.7%8.3%
From a housing association8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 39.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B23 5HQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (24%). 27.1% of households include dependent children.

B23 5HQEngland
Living alone, under 6624%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.5%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 B23 5HQ (Short Heath) (about 1,864 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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