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Housing in B30 1BH

What the homes in B30 1BH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Cotteridge
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,221 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.5%). Flats make up 44.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B30 1BHEngland
Detached7.1%22.9%
Semi-detached28.1%31.5%
Terraced20.7%23%
Purpose-built flat41.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38.9% of households in the B30 1BH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 18.8% with a mortgage.

B30 1BH
39%
48%
England
  • Owned38.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented11.7%20.5%
  • Social rented48.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B30 1BHEngland
Owned outright20.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council36.3%8.3%
From a housing association11.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 1BHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (22.5%). 37% of households include dependent children.

B30 1BHEngland
Living alone, under 6622.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.7%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children22.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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 B30 1BH (Cotteridge) (about 2,221 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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