Housing in B37 6JJ
What the homes in B37 6JJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingshurst
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,564 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (49.1%). Flats make up 49.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
31.4% of households in the B37 6JJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 13.1% own outright and 18.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned31.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.8%1%
- Private rented13.5%20.5%
- Social rented52.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (25.8%). 44% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B37 6JJ (Kingshurst) (about 1,564 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.