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Housing in B6 6LS

What the homes in B6 6LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Birchfield East
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,882 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (63.1%). Flats make up 11.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B6 6LSEngland
Detached8.1%22.9%
Semi-detached17.5%31.5%
Terraced63.1%23%
Purpose-built flat7.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B6 6LS area is below that, at 54.1%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.5% of households against 20.5%. 36.5% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.

B6 6LS
54%
28%
18%
England
  • Owned54.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented27.5%20.5%
  • Social rented17.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B6 6LSEngland
Owned outright36.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.8%18.2%
Other private rented3.7%2.2%
From the council2.8%8.3%
From a housing association14.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.8 people living in it. 16% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B6 6LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 27.7%. 35.4% of households include dependent children.

B6 6LSEngland
Living alone, under 669.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.8%12.8%
Couple, no children3.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children27.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children8.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2%9.2%
Sharers and other households27.1%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B6 6LS sits in (Birchfield East): about 1,882 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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