Housing in B23 7LS
What the homes in B23 7LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brookvale
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,963 (2024)
B23 7LSBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (52.8%). Flats make up 20.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B23 7LS area is below that, at 47.8%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35.5% of households against 20.5%. 26.4% own outright and 21.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented35.5%20.5%
- Social rented16.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 30.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 23.4%. 22.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B23 7LS sits in (Brookvale): about 1,963 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.