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Housing in B23 5HY

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

Neighbourhood
Perry Common - College Road
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,103 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (55.4%). Flats make up 7.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B23 5HYEngland
Detached12.4%22.9%
Semi-detached55.4%31.5%
Terraced24.3%23%
Purpose-built flat4.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.6% of households in the B23 5HY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 13.7% own outright and 29.9% with a mortgage.

B23 5HY
44%
17%
35%
England
  • Owned43.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.4%1%
  • Private rented17.2%20.5%
  • Social rented34.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B23 5HYEngland
Owned outright13.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council7.9%8.3%
From a housing association26.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B23 5HYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.8%). 33.5% of households include dependent children.

B23 5HYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children8.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.8%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 5HY (Perry Common - College Road) (about 1,103 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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