Housing in B36 9LL
What the homes in B36 9LL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Smith's Wood North
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,542 (2024)
B36 9LLBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (56.3%). Flats make up 5.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B36 9LL area is broadly in line with that, at 57.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.1% of households against 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented12.1%20.5%
- Social rented30.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 15.4%. 30.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Solihull
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Solihull, August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B36 9LL sits in (Smith's Wood North): about 1,542 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.