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Housing in B29 6WY

What the homes in B29 6WY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stirchley North & Selly Park
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,806 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.5%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B29 6WYEngland
Detached10.5%22.9%
Semi-detached51.5%31.5%
Terraced29.7%23%
Purpose-built flat4.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.8% of households in the B29 6WY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.4% own outright and 34.4% with a mortgage.

B29 6WY
58%
17%
23%
England
  • Owned57.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.3%1%
  • Private rented17.5%20.5%
  • Social rented23.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B29 6WYEngland
Owned outright23.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association20.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B29 6WYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 27.9% of households include dependent children.

B29 6WYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.9%12.8%
Couple, no children20.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%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 B29 6WY (Stirchley North & Selly Park) (about 1,806 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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