Housing in B29 5AA
What the homes in B29 5AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,023 (2024)
B29 5AABirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.6%). Flats make up 24%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B29 5AA area is broadly in line with that, at 54.7%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 21% of households against 20.5%. 28.7% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented21%20.5%
- Social rented24.1%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 2.4 people living in it. 29.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.4%. 30.3% 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 5AA sits in (Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill): about 2,023 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.