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Housing in B45 8XX

What the homes in B45 8XX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Longbridge South
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,412 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.2%). Flats make up 38.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B45 8XXEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached31.7%31.5%
Terraced24.2%23%
Purpose-built flat36.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

44.3% of households in the B45 8XX area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 25.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 19% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.

B45 8XX
44%
26%
28%
England
  • Owned44.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented25.5%20.5%
  • Social rented27.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B45 8XXEngland
Owned outright19%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent24.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council18%8.3%
From a housing association9.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 45.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B45 8XXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.3%). 26.6% of households include dependent children.

B45 8XXEngland
Living alone, under 6631.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children13.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.2%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 B45 8XX (Longbridge South) (about 1,412 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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