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Housing in B24 8TQ

What the homes in B24 8TQ 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
1,744 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (53.1%). Flats make up 20.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B24 8TQEngland
Detached5%22.9%
Semi-detached53.1%31.5%
Terraced21.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.5% of households in the B24 8TQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 21.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 26.8% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.

B24 8TQ
51%
22%
27%
England
  • Owned50.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented21.6%20.5%
  • Social rented27%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B24 8TQEngland
Owned outright26.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council11.5%8.3%
From a housing association15.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B24 8TQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.6%). 28.6% of households include dependent children.

B24 8TQEngland
Living alone, under 6617.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.1%12.8%
Couple, no children10.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.2%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 B24 8TQ (Gravelly Hill & South Erdington) (about 1,744 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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