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Housing in B45 9WL

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

Neighbourhood
Rubery East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,263 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (35.5%). Flats make up 23.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B45 9WLEngland
Detached35.5%22.9%
Semi-detached24.5%31.5%
Terraced16.4%23%
Purpose-built flat22.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B45 9WL area is above that, at 71%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.6% of households against 20.5%. 31% own outright and 40% with a mortgage.

B45 9WL
71%
19%
England
  • Owned71%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3%1%
  • Private rented18.6%20.5%
  • Social rented7.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B45 9WLEngland
Owned outright31%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association5.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B45 9WLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.5%. 31.2% of households include dependent children.

B45 9WLEngland
Living alone, under 6618.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.2%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%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 9WL sits in (Rubery East): about 2,263 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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