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Housing in B27 7RE

What the homes in B27 7RE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fox Hollies
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,554 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.5%). Flats make up 8.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B27 7REEngland
Detached4.1%22.9%
Semi-detached38.8%31.5%
Terraced48.5%23%
Purpose-built flat2.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.8% of households in the B27 7RE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 29.1% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.

B27 7RE
59%
17%
23%
England
  • Owned58.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented17.1%20.5%
  • Social rented23.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.9%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B27 7REEngland
Owned outright29.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council22.1%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B27 7REEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.5%). 34.3% of households include dependent children.

B27 7REEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children9.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.8%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 7RE (Fox Hollies) (about 1,554 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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