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Housing in B36 8LS

What the homes in B36 8LS 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
1,393 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (46.8%). Flats make up 48%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B36 8LSEngland
Detached3%22.9%
Semi-detached18.2%31.5%
Terraced30.8%23%
Purpose-built flat46.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B36 8LS area is well below that, at 33%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.6% of households against 20.5%. 11.6% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

B36 8LS
33%
56%
England
  • Owned33%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented9.6%20.5%
  • Social rented56.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.7%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B36 8LSEngland
Owned outright11.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.9%18.2%
Other private rented0.7%2.2%
From the council44.6%8.3%
From a housing association11.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.3 people living in it. 16.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B36 8LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.3%. 47% of households include dependent children.

B36 8LSEngland
Living alone, under 6611.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.2%12.8%
Couple, no children5.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children22.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children9.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households12.6%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 8LS sits in (Birches Green & Bromford East): about 1,393 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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