Housing in B3 1PU
What the homes in B3 1PU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ladywood - Summer Hill
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,657 (2024)
B3 1PUBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (92.6%). Flats make up 98.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B3 1PU area is less than half that, at 18.6%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 72.1% of households against 20.5%. 3% own outright and 15.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned18.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented72.1%20.5%
- Social rented7.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.6 people living in it. 47.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 46.2%. 4.1% 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 B3 1PU sits in (Ladywood - Summer Hill): about 1,657 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.