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Housing in B36 8BZ

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

Neighbourhood
Birches Green & Bromford East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,453 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.8%). Flats make up 46.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B36 8BZEngland
Detached2.1%22.9%
Semi-detached27.9%31.5%
Terraced22.9%23%
Purpose-built flat45.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.9% of households in the B36 8BZ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.5% own outright and 17.4% with a mortgage.

B36 8BZ
33%
54%
England
  • Owned32.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.9%1%
  • Private rented11.7%20.5%
  • Social rented53.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.9%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B36 8BZEngland
Owned outright15.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented0.4%2.2%
From the council49.6%8.3%
From a housing association4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 40.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B36 8BZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.4%). 33.5% of households include dependent children.

B36 8BZEngland
Living alone, under 6628.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%12.8%
Couple, no children7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children15.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.3%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 8BZ (Birches Green & Bromford East) (about 1,453 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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