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Housing in B30 3LB

What the homes in B30 3LB 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
1,534 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (50.1%). Flats make up 18.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

B30 3LBEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached50.1%31.5%
Terraced29.6%23%
Purpose-built flat18.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B30 3LB area is broadly in line with that, at 57.3%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22% of households against 20.5%. 24.1% own outright and 33.2% with a mortgage.

B30 3LB
57%
22%
20%
England
  • Owned57.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented22%20.5%
  • Social rented20.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B30 3LBEngland
Owned outright24.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council18.5%8.3%
From a housing association1.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B30 3LBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.3%. 30.3% of households include dependent children.

B30 3LBEngland
Living alone, under 6625.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households5%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 3LB sits in (Lifford & Walkers Heath): about 1,534 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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