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Housing in B29 7LG

What the homes in B29 7LG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Edgbaston South & University
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,854 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (51.8%). Flats make up 23.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B29 7LGEngland
Detached14.1%22.9%
Semi-detached10.5%31.5%
Terraced51.8%23%
Purpose-built flat18.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

59% of households in the B29 7LG area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32.8% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 31.4% own outright and 27.6% with a mortgage.

B29 7LG
59%
33%
England
  • Owned59%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented32.8%20.5%
  • Social rented7.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B29 7LGEngland
Owned outright31.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent28.8%18.2%
Other private rented4.1%2.2%
From the council0.7%8.3%
From a housing association7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B29 7LGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.6%). 22.7% of households include dependent children.

B29 7LGEngland
Living alone, under 6619.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.8%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households18.6%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 7LG (Edgbaston South & University) (about 1,854 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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