Housing in B38 9RX
What the homes in B38 9RX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawkesley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,416 (2024)
B38 9RXBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (44.7%). Flats make up 10.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B38 9RX area is below that, at 44.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 21.4% own outright and 22.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented44.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%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. 33.3% 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 17.8%. 28.1% 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 9RX sits in (Hawkesley): about 1,416 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.