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Housing in B29 6ND

What the homes in B29 6ND 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
1,692 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (45%). Flats make up 37.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B29 6NDEngland
Detached10.7%22.9%
Semi-detached45%31.5%
Terraced6.9%23%
Purpose-built flat30.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B29 6ND area is below that, at 51.9%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 28.8% of households against 20.5%. 36.5% own outright and 15.4% with a mortgage.

B29 6ND
52%
29%
19%
England
  • Owned51.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented28.8%20.5%
  • Social rented19%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B29 6NDEngland
Owned outright36.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent25.6%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council7.6%8.3%
From a housing association11.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 39.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B29 6NDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.1%. 18.1% of households include dependent children.

B29 6NDEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.1%12.8%
Couple, no children10.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.4%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B29 6ND sits in (Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill): about 1,692 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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