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Housing in B24 9HQ

What the homes in B24 9HQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Birches Green & Bromford East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.6%). Flats make up 8.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B24 9HQEngland
Detached11.1%22.9%
Semi-detached56.6%31.5%
Terraced23.8%23%
Purpose-built flat7.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74% of households in the B24 9HQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 39.5% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.

B24 9HQ
74%
23%
England
  • Owned74%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented22.9%20.5%
  • Social rented2.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B24 9HQEngland
Owned outright39.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.9%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B24 9HQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (18.2%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

B24 9HQEngland
Living alone, under 6616.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children15.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.9%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 9HQ (Birches Green & Bromford East) (about 1,484 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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