Housing in B30 1JY
What the homes in B30 1JY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bournville East & Stirchley West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,374 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (56%). Flats make up 10.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
56.4% of households in the B30 1JY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.8% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented12.1%20.5%
- Social rented31%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.3%). 28.5% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B30 1JY (Bournville East & Stirchley West) (about 1,374 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.