Housing in B35 7DB
What the homes in B35 7DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Castle Vale
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,547 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.2%). Flats make up 32.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B35 7DB area is less than half that, at 24.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.7% of households against 20.5%. 12.2% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned24.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented5.7%20.5%
- Social rented69.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 19.1%. 28.9% 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 B35 7DB sits in (Castle Vale): about 1,547 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.