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Housing in B23 6GQ

What the homes in B23 6GQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gravelly Hill & South Erdington
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,246 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (62.5%). Flats make up 75.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B23 6GQEngland
Detached2.7%22.9%
Semi-detached11.5%31.5%
Terraced10%23%
Purpose-built flat62.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building11.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

22.7% of households in the B23 6GQ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 50.7% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 4.7% own outright and 18% with a mortgage.

B23 6GQ
23%
51%
25%
England
  • Owned22.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented50.7%20.5%
  • Social rented25%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B23 6GQEngland
Owned outright4.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent49.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.5%8.3%
From a housing association23.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B23 6GQEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (40%). 24.6% of households include dependent children.

B23 6GQEngland
Living alone, under 6640%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over5%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over0.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households9%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 6GQ (Gravelly Hill & South Erdington) (about 1,246 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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