Housing in B29 4EA
What the homes in B29 4EA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shenley Lane
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,784 (2024)
B29 4EABirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.3%). Flats make up 20.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B29 4EA area is less than half that, at 4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 4.3% of households against 20.5%. 1.4% own outright and 2.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented4.3%20.5%
- Social rented91.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 27.5%. 41.6% 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 B29 4EA sits in (Shenley Lane): about 1,784 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.