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Housing in B36 8NH

What the homes in B36 8NH 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
1,576 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (41.6%). Flats make up 42.9%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B36 8NHEngland
Detached4%22.9%
Semi-detached41.6%31.5%
Terraced11.5%23%
Purpose-built flat41.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

38% of households in the B36 8NH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 17.7% own outright and 20.3% with a mortgage.

B36 8NH
38%
15%
44%
England
  • Owned38%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.7%1%
  • Private rented15.1%20.5%
  • Social rented43.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B36 8NHEngland
Owned outright17.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.7%18.2%
Other private rented3.5%2.2%
From the council33.9%8.3%
From a housing association9.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B36 8NHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (23.5%). 36.9% of households include dependent children.

B36 8NHEngland
Living alone, under 6619%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13%12.8%
Couple, no children5.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.6%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 8NH (Birches Green & Bromford East) (about 1,576 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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