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Housing in B36 8AQ

What the homes in B36 8AQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hodge Hill
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,304 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (72.7%). Flats make up 8.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B36 8AQEngland
Detached16.9%22.9%
Semi-detached72.7%31.5%
Terraced1.5%23%
Purpose-built flat6.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

73.6% of households in the B36 8AQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 38.9% with a mortgage.

B36 8AQ
74%
16%
England
  • Owned73.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented16.4%20.5%
  • Social rented9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B36 8AQEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council5.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.7 people living in it. 19.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B36 8AQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.7%). 33.8% of households include dependent children.

B36 8AQEngland
Living alone, under 668.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children6.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children28.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households27%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 B36 8AQ (Hodge Hill) (about 2,304 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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