Housing in B5 7LY
What the homes in B5 7LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,957 (2024)
B5 7LYBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.9%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B5 7LY area is less than half that, at 28.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 22.5% of households against 20.5%. 16.7% own outright and 11.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned28.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.6%1%
- Private rented22.5%20.5%
- Social rented47.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 36% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.1%. 31.9% 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 B5 7LY sits in (Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park): about 1,957 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.