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Housing in B29 7RR

What the homes in B29 7RR 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
1,592 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (46.8%). Flats make up 4.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B29 7RREngland
Detached4.7%22.9%
Semi-detached43.9%31.5%
Terraced46.8%23%
Purpose-built flat2.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B29 7RR area is broadly in line with that, at 55.6%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 34.9% of households against 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.

B29 7RR
56%
35%
England
  • Owned55.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.8%1%
  • Private rented34.9%20.5%
  • Social rented6.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B29 7RREngland
Owned outright29.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.5%18.2%
Other private rented3.4%2.2%
From the council2.3%8.3%
From a housing association4.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 31.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B29 7RREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 21%. 20.8% of households include dependent children.

B29 7RREngland
Living alone, under 6619.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households21%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 7RR sits in (Stirchley North & Selly Park): about 1,592 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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