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Housing in B72 1HT

What the homes in B72 1HT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wylde Green
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,578 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (52.4%). Flats make up 16.8%, below the 22.2% across England.

B72 1HTEngland
Detached52.4%22.9%
Semi-detached25.6%31.5%
Terraced5.2%23%
Purpose-built flat15%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B72 1HT area is well above that, at 87.3%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.4% of households against 20.5%. 52.1% own outright and 35.2% with a mortgage.

B72 1HT
87%
England
  • Owned87.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented11.4%20.5%
  • Social rented1.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B72 1HTEngland
Owned outright52.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council0.5%8.3%
From a housing association0.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B72 1HTEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 17.5%. 21.1% of households include dependent children.

B72 1HTEngland
Living alone, under 6610.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.3%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 B72 1HT sits in (Wylde Green): about 1,578 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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