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Housing in B30 2YD

What the homes in B30 2YD 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
1,999 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (62.7%). Flats make up 22.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B30 2YDEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached11.7%31.5%
Terraced62.7%23%
Purpose-built flat7.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building10.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B30 2YD area is below that, at 52.3%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41% of households against 20.5%. 16% own outright and 36.3% with a mortgage.

B30 2YD
52%
41%
England
  • Owned52.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented41%20.5%
  • Social rented5.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B30 2YDEngland
Owned outright16%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent38.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council2.9%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 2YDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 31.1%. 18.3% of households include dependent children.

B30 2YDEngland
Living alone, under 6631.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.2%12.8%
Couple, no children23.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.5%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 2YD sits in (Bournville East & Stirchley West): about 1,999 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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