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Housing in B30 2LY

What the homes in B30 2LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stirchley North & Selly Park
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,832 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (56.3%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

B30 2LYEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached56.3%31.5%
Terraced21.2%23%
Purpose-built flat15%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B30 2LY area is below that, at 49.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.5% of households against 20.5%. 28.1% own outright and 21.2% with a mortgage.

B30 2LY
49%
34%
17%
England
  • Owned49.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented33.5%20.5%
  • Social rented16.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B30 2LYEngland
Owned outright28.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent31.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council8.6%8.3%
From a housing association8.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 2LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.1%. 21% of households include dependent children.

B30 2LYEngland
Living alone, under 6625.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.8%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 2LY sits in (Stirchley North & Selly Park): about 1,832 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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