Housing in B28 9EX
What the homes in B28 9EX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Yardley Wood East
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,534 (2024)
B28 9EXBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.3%). Flats make up 24.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B28 9EX area is above that, at 76.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.4% of households against 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented19.4%20.5%
- Social rented3.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19%. 25.2% 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 B28 9EX sits in (Yardley Wood East): about 1,534 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.