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Housing in B30 2XH

What the homes in B30 2XH 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
1,550 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (75.2%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B30 2XHEngland
Detached6.3%22.9%
Semi-detached8.7%31.5%
Terraced75.2%23%
Purpose-built flat4.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.8% of households in the B30 2XH area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

B30 2XH
48%
44%
England
  • Owned47.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented43.9%20.5%
  • Social rented7.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B30 2XHEngland
Owned outright19.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.1%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 2XHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.7%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

B30 2XHEngland
Living alone, under 6622.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households17.3%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 2XH (Stirchley North & Selly Park) (about 1,550 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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