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Housing in B45 9YG

What the homes in B45 9YG 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

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

B45 9YGEngland
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

71% of households in the B45 9YG area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.6% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31% own outright and 40% with a mortgage.

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

By mortgage and landlord type

B45 9YGEngland
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 9YGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.5%). 31.2% of households include dependent children.

B45 9YGEngland
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). 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 9YG (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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