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Housing in B36 8PL

What the homes in B36 8PL 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
1,474 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (47.5%). Flats make up 21.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B36 8PLEngland
Detached4.3%22.9%
Semi-detached26.6%31.5%
Terraced47.5%23%
Purpose-built flat21.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%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 8PL area is below that, at 48.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17% of households against 20.5%. 20.7% own outright and 28.1% with a mortgage.

B36 8PL
49%
17%
34%
England
  • Owned48.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented17%20.5%
  • Social rented34%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B36 8PLEngland
Owned outright20.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council32.6%8.3%
From a housing association1.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 22.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B36 8PLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.6%. 37.2% of households include dependent children.

B36 8PLEngland
Living alone, under 6615.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.4%12.8%
Couple, no children10.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.1%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. 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 8PL sits in (Birches Green & Bromford East): about 1,474 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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