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Housing in B36 8EQ

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

Neighbourhood
Hodge Hill
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,180 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (90.1%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B36 8EQEngland
Detached6.9%22.9%
Semi-detached90.1%31.5%
Terraced2.4%23%
Purpose-built flat0.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B36 8EQ area is well above that, at 86%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.2% of households against 20.5%. 41.7% own outright and 44.3% with a mortgage.

B36 8EQ
86%
13%
England
  • Owned86%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented13.2%20.5%
  • Social rented0.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B36 8EQEngland
Owned outright41.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan44.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented3.3%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 4.0 people living in it. 13.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B36 8EQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers and other households, at 27.7%. 32.2% of households include dependent children.

B36 8EQEngland
Living alone, under 665.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.9%12.8%
Couple, no children4.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.7%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B36 8EQ sits in (Hodge Hill): about 2,180 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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