Housing in B34 7LU
What the homes in B34 7LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shard End & Kingfisher
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,913 (2024)
B34 7LUBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (49.3%). Flats make up 20%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B34 7LU area is well below that, at 42.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12% of households against 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership4.2%1%
- Private rented12%20.5%
- Social rented41.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 29.9% 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 19.9%. 37.5% 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 B34 7LU sits in (Shard End & Kingfisher): about 1,913 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.