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Housing in B24 9SR

What the homes in B24 9SR 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
1,690 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (45.9%). Flats make up 9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B24 9SREngland
Detached6.2%22.9%
Semi-detached45.9%31.5%
Terraced38.9%23%
Purpose-built flat2.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house5.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B24 9SR area is below that, at 46.9%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.5% of households against 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.

B24 9SR
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20%
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England
  • Owned46.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.7%1%
  • Private rented19.5%20.5%
  • Social rented30.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B24 9SREngland
Owned outright23.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council24.1%8.3%
From a housing association6.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B24 9SREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.5%. 32.8% of households include dependent children.

B24 9SREngland
Living alone, under 6621.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children10.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 B24 9SR sits in (Birches Green & Bromford East): about 1,690 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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