Housing in B5 7XL
What the homes in B5 7XL 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 7XLBirmingham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.9%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
28.1% of households in the B5 7XL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 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%
By mortgage and landlord type
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 one person living alone aged under 66 (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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B5 7XL (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.