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Housing in B23 7RB

What the homes in B23 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Brookvale
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,526 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (43.7%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B23 7RBEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached29.7%31.5%
Terraced43.7%23%
Purpose-built flat14.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B23 7RB area is below that, at 51.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.4% of households against 20.5%. 23% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

B23 7RB
52%
32%
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England
  • Owned51.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented32.4%20.5%
  • Social rented13.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B23 7RBEngland
Owned outright23%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.6%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association10.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B23 7RBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.4%. 32.4% of households include dependent children.

B23 7RBEngland
Living alone, under 6623.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.4%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.8%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B23 7RB sits in (Brookvale): about 2,526 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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