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Housing in B27 6QX

What the homes in B27 6QX 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
1,849 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (31.9%). Flats make up 28.4%, above the 22.2% across England.

B27 6QXEngland
Detached10.3%22.9%
Semi-detached29.3%31.5%
Terraced31.9%23%
Purpose-built flat17.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.3% of households in the B27 6QX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 34.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.7% own outright and 24.6% with a mortgage.

B27 6QX
50%
34%
15%
England
  • Owned50.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented34.3%20.5%
  • Social rented14.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B27 6QXEngland
Owned outright25.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.3%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council8.6%8.3%
From a housing association6.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B27 6QXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.4%). 26.8% of households include dependent children.

B27 6QXEngland
Living alone, under 6621.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%12.8%
Couple, no children9.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.1%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 6QX (Hay Mills & Tyseley) (about 1,849 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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