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Housing in B30 1LY

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

Neighbourhood
Bournville West
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,392 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (48.3%). Flats make up 19.5%, below the 22.2% across England.

B30 1LYEngland
Detached20.6%22.9%
Semi-detached48.3%31.5%
Terraced11.4%23%
Purpose-built flat18.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B30 1LY area is well below that, at 43.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.3% of households against 20.5%. 27.2% own outright and 16.7% with a mortgage.

B30 1LY
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England
  • Owned43.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented6.3%20.5%
  • Social rented49.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B30 1LYEngland
Owned outright27.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan16.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.3%18.2%
Other private rented1%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association46.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 1LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.3%. 19.5% of households include dependent children.

B30 1LYEngland
Living alone, under 6625.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17%12.8%
Couple, no children11.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 B30 1LY sits in (Bournville West): about 1,392 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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