Housing in B5 7UT
What the homes in B5 7UT 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
- 1,558 (2024)
B5 7UTBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (45.2%). Flats make up 47.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B5 7UT area is below that, at 53.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.6% of households against 20.5%. 31.3% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented20.6%20.5%
- Social rented25.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 34% 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 20.1%. 23.4% 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 7UT sits in (Five Ways South & Calthorpe Park): about 1,558 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.