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Housing in B30 2LH

What the homes in B30 2LH 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
1,623 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (52.8%). Flats make up 19.6%, below the 22.2% across England.

B30 2LHEngland
Detached4%22.9%
Semi-detached23.6%31.5%
Terraced52.8%23%
Purpose-built flat9.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

62.1% of households in the B30 2LH area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 27.4% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 32.6% with a mortgage.

B30 2LH
62%
27%
England
  • Owned62.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented27.4%20.5%
  • Social rented10.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B30 2LHEngland
Owned outright29.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council1.3%8.3%
From a housing association8.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 2LHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.8%). 21.9% of households include dependent children.

B30 2LHEngland
Living alone, under 6623.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children23.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.7%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 2LH (Bournville East & Stirchley West) (about 1,623 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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