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Housing in B27 6LJ

What the homes in B27 6LJ 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
1,776 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.2%). Flats make up 29.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

B27 6LJEngland
Detached11.2%22.9%
Semi-detached33.2%31.5%
Terraced25.8%23%
Purpose-built flat15.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house11.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.6% of households in the B27 6LJ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.7% own outright and 28.9% with a mortgage.

B27 6LJ
58%
32%
England
  • Owned57.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented32.4%20.5%
  • Social rented9.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B27 6LJEngland
Owned outright28.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent30.3%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association3.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B27 6LJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25%). 24.3% of households include dependent children.

B27 6LJEngland
Living alone, under 6625%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.3%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.8%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). 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 B27 6LJ (Acocks Green East) (about 1,776 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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