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Housing in B36 9UJ

What the homes in B36 9UJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Castle Bromwich West
Council
Solihull
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,211 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (44.8%). Flats make up 46%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

B36 9UJEngland
Detached10.3%22.9%
Semi-detached29.6%31.5%
Terraced14%23%
Purpose-built flat44.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B36 9UJ area is below that, at 46.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10% of households against 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.

B36 9UJ
47%
41%
England
  • Owned46.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented10%20.5%
  • Social rented41.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B36 9UJEngland
Owned outright27.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council4.2%8.3%
From a housing association37.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 43.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B36 9UJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.5%. 20.7% of households include dependent children.

B36 9UJEngland
Living alone, under 6623.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.8%12.8%
Couple, no children13.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

SolihullEngland
All homes£1,279£1,459
One bedroom£858£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,065£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,262£1,489
Four or more£1,877£2,161
Detached£1,811£1,640
Semi-detached£1,321£1,449
Terraced£1,234£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,016£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B36 9UJ sits in (Castle Bromwich West): about 1,211 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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