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Housing in B35 6HZ

What the homes in B35 6HZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Castle Vale
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,350 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38%). Flats make up 22.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B35 6HZEngland
Detached2.6%22.9%
Semi-detached38%31.5%
Terraced36.9%23%
Purpose-built flat20.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67.5% of households in the B35 6HZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.5% own outright and 33% with a mortgage.

B35 6HZ
68%
14%
19%
England
  • Owned67.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented13.5%20.5%
  • Social rented18.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B35 6HZEngland
Owned outright34.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B35 6HZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (16.1%). 24.5% of households include dependent children.

B35 6HZEngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.7%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 B35 6HZ (Castle Vale) (about 1,350 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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