Housing in B38 9LU
What the homes in B38 9LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lifford & Walkers Heath
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,291 (2024)
B38 9LUBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (39%). Flats make up 32.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B38 9LU area is well below that, at 32.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 10.7% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.7%1%
- Private rented7.4%20.5%
- Social rented56%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 23.9% 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 26.3%. 45.7% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Birmingham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham, August 2026, +3% 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 B38 9LU sits in (Lifford & Walkers Heath): about 1,291 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.