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Housing in B24 9QZ

What the homes in B24 9QZ 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
1,706 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (47.1%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B24 9QZEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached36.9%31.5%
Terraced47.1%23%
Purpose-built flat4.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.2% of households in the B24 9QZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 16.7% own outright and 31.5% with a mortgage.

B24 9QZ
48%
19%
32%
England
  • Owned48.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented18.8%20.5%
  • Social rented31.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B24 9QZEngland
Owned outright16.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council28.6%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B24 9QZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 37.7% of households include dependent children.

B24 9QZEngland
Living alone, under 6620.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8%12.8%
Couple, no children10%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.8%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 B24 9QZ (Birches Green & Bromford East) (about 1,706 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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