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Housing in B28 9JH

What the homes in B28 9JH 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.3%). Flats make up 24.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B28 9JHEngland
Detached20.3%22.9%
Semi-detached45.3%31.5%
Terraced9.9%23%
Purpose-built flat21.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.3% of households in the B28 9JH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.4% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 44.3% own outright and 32% with a mortgage.

B28 9JH
76%
19%
England
  • Owned76.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented19.4%20.5%
  • Social rented3.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B28 9JHEngland
Owned outright44.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent17%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association0.3%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

B28 9JHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19%). 25.2% of households include dependent children.

B28 9JHEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.8%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 B28 9JH (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.

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