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Housing in B45 9BX

What the homes in B45 9BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rubery East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,408 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (52.2%). Flats make up 13.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B45 9BXEngland
Detached7.5%22.9%
Semi-detached52.2%31.5%
Terraced27%23%
Purpose-built flat10.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B45 9BX area is above that, at 69%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.3% of households against 20.5%. 36.1% own outright and 32.9% with a mortgage.

B45 9BX
69%
15%
14%
England
  • Owned69%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.1%1%
  • Private rented15.3%20.5%
  • Social rented13.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B45 9BXEngland
Owned outright36.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.9%2.2%
From the council10.4%8.3%
From a housing association3.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B45 9BXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.3%. 23.9% of households include dependent children.

B45 9BXEngland
Living alone, under 6620.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.4%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B45 9BX sits in (Rubery East): about 1,408 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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