Housing in B29 7BS
What the homes in B29 7BS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Selly Oak
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,973 (2024)
B29 7BSBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (70.5%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B29 7BS area is less than half that, at 6.1%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 81% of households against 20.5%. 3.5% own outright and 2.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned6.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented81%20.5%
- Social rented12.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 4.4 people living in it. 10.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers and other households, at 81.3%. 5.2% 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 7BS sits in (Selly Oak): about 1,973 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.