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Housing in B30 3HG

What the homes in B30 3HG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Lifford & Walkers Heath
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,398 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (35.5%). Flats make up 23.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B30 3HGEngland
Detached14.2%22.9%
Semi-detached35.5%31.5%
Terraced27.1%23%
Purpose-built flat19%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

68.7% of households in the B30 3HG area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.3% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 36.6% own outright and 32.1% with a mortgage.

B30 3HG
69%
16%
15%
England
  • Owned68.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented16.3%20.5%
  • Social rented14.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B30 3HGEngland
Owned outright36.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.3%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council7.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 3HGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.6%). 23.6% of households include dependent children.

B30 3HGEngland
Living alone, under 6618.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 3HG (Lifford & Walkers Heath) (about 1,398 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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