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Housing in B25 8HQ

What the homes in B25 8HQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hay Mills & Tyseley
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,331 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (59.9%). Flats make up 16.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

B25 8HQEngland
Detached6.6%22.9%
Semi-detached17.3%31.5%
Terraced59.9%23%
Purpose-built flat9.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.5% of households in the B25 8HQ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 42.1% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 14.1% own outright and 20.4% with a mortgage.

B25 8HQ
35%
42%
23%
England
  • Owned34.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented42.1%20.5%
  • Social rented23.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B25 8HQEngland
Owned outright14.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.2%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council12.3%8.3%
From a housing association10.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B25 8HQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (27.4%). 42.4% of households include dependent children.

B25 8HQEngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children8.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13%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 B25 8HQ (Hay Mills & Tyseley) (about 2,331 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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