Housing in B26 1EF
What the homes in B26 1EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Acocks Green East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,596 (2024)
B26 1EFBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48%). Flats make up 25.6%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B26 1EF area is broadly in line with that, at 63.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.8% of households against 20.5%. 28.3% own outright and 35.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented13.8%20.5%
- Social rented21%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 37.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.9%. 24.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B26 1EF sits in (Acocks Green East): about 1,596 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.