Housing in B31 1TP
What the homes in B31 1TP 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
- 2,028 (2024)
B31 1TPBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.7%). Flats make up 14.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B31 1TP area is broadly in line with that, at 54.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 17.7% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership7.5%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented27.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23%. 34.2% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B31 1TP sits in (Bartley Green & Shenley Fields): about 2,028 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.