Housing in B47 5NL
What the homes in B47 5NL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highter's Heath & Maypole
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,208 (2024)
B47 5NLBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (74.5%). Flats make up 0%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B47 5NL area is well above that, at 91.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 50.5% own outright and 41% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented0.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.1%. 23.3% 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 B47 5NL sits in (Highter's Heath & Maypole): about 1,208 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.