Housing in B37 5JS
What the homes in B37 5JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fordbridge
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
B37 5JSBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (38.5%). Flats make up 22.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B37 5JS area is broadly in line with that, at 63.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.8% of households against 20.5%. 27.8% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented14.8%20.5%
- Social rented20.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 16.8%. 29.1% 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 B37 5JS sits in (Fordbridge): about 1,780 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.