Housing in B36 8LG
What the homes in B36 8LG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ward End & Bromford West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,282 (2024)
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What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (59.3%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
67.6% of households in the B36 8LG area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 20.7% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 39.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented20.7%20.5%
- Social rented11.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.3 people living in it. 21.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (30.3%). 38.7% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B36 8LG (Ward End & Bromford West) (about 2,282 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.