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Housing in B30 2UP

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

Neighbourhood
Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,458 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (50.1%). Flats make up 14.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B30 2UPEngland
Detached1.1%22.9%
Semi-detached34.5%31.5%
Terraced50.1%23%
Purpose-built flat12.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B30 2UP area is broadly in line with that, at 58%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.9% of households against 20.5%. 25.4% own outright and 32.6% with a mortgage.

B30 2UP
58%
13%
28%
England
  • Owned58%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented12.9%20.5%
  • Social rented27.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B30 2UPEngland
Owned outright25.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council21.4%8.3%
From a housing association6.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 2UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 19.3%. 25.9% of households include dependent children.

B30 2UPEngland
Living alone, under 6619.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.2%12.8%
Couple, no children14.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.1%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 2UP sits in (Kings Heath Park & Stirchley East): about 1,458 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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