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Housing in B30 1JR

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

Neighbourhood
Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,527 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (29.7%). Flats make up 26.7%, above the 22.2% across England.

B30 1JREngland
Detached14.4%22.9%
Semi-detached29.7%31.5%
Terraced29.3%23%
Purpose-built flat22.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.5% of households in the B30 1JR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 30% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.

B30 1JR
55%
34%
England
  • Owned54.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented11%20.5%
  • Social rented33.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B30 1JREngland
Owned outright30%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association32.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 42.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 1JREngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (26.3%). 23.1% of households include dependent children.

B30 1JREngland
Living alone, under 6616.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over26.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 1JR (Selly Oak Park & Lodge Hill) (about 1,527 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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