Housing in B31 1HB
What the homes in B31 1HB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bartley Green & Shenley Fields
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,259 (2024)
B31 1HBBirmingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (65.8%). Flats make up 6.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
41.6% of households in the B31 1HB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 15.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.6%1%
- Private rented7.3%20.5%
- Social rented48.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (17.3%). 34.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B31 1HB (Bartley Green & Shenley Fields) (about 1,259 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.