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Housing in B38 9NH

What the homes in B38 9NH 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)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (39%). Flats make up 32.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B38 9NHEngland
Detached7.2%22.9%
Semi-detached39%31.5%
Terraced21.3%23%
Purpose-built flat32.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

32.4% of households in the B38 9NH area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.4% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 10.7% own outright and 21.7% with a mortgage.

B38 9NH
32%
56%
England
  • Owned32.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.7%1%
  • Private rented7.4%20.5%
  • Social rented56%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B38 9NHEngland
Owned outright10.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.4%18.2%
Other private rented0%2.2%
From the council40.1%8.3%
From a housing association15.9%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

B38 9NHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a lone parent with dependent children (26.3%). 45.7% of households include dependent children.

B38 9NHEngland
Living alone, under 6619.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.3%12.8%
Couple, no children9.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children26.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Birmingham

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Birmingham (August 2026, +3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

BirminghamEngland
All homes£1,099£1,459
One bedroom£830£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,003£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,134£1,489
Four or more£1,578£2,161
Detached£1,434£1,640
Semi-detached£1,151£1,449
Terraced£1,095£1,435
Flat or maisonette£919£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B38 9NH (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.

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