Housing in B37 7SU
What the homes in B37 7SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chelmsley Wood East
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,468 (2024)
B37 7SUBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (40.9%). Flats make up 25%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B37 7SU area is below that, at 52.8%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.2% of households against 20.5%. 29.6% own outright and 23.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented16.2%20.5%
- Social rented30.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 31.1% 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 17.5%. 28.5% 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 B37 7SU sits in (Chelmsley Wood East): about 1,468 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.