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Housing in B23 5RQ

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

Neighbourhood
Erdington Town
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,161 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (44.8%). Flats make up 45.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B23 5RQEngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached29.3%31.5%
Terraced21.2%23%
Purpose-built flat44.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

31% of households in the B23 5RQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 11.9% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.

B23 5RQ
31%
57%
England
  • Owned31%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented10.4%20.5%
  • Social rented57.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B23 5RQEngland
Owned outright11.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council54.8%8.3%
From a housing association2.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B23 5RQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (27.2%). 46.4% of households include dependent children.

B23 5RQEngland
Living alone, under 6618.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.4%12.8%
Couple, no children7.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children27.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 5RQ (Erdington Town) (about 2,161 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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