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Housing in B73 5RQ

What the homes in B73 5RQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chester Road
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,486 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (41.7%). Flats make up 43.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B73 5RQEngland
Detached11.8%22.9%
Semi-detached36.9%31.5%
Terraced8.3%23%
Purpose-built flat41.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

51.3% of households in the B73 5RQ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 30.4% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.

B73 5RQ
51%
29%
England
  • Owned51.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership11%1%
  • Private rented8.3%20.5%
  • Social rented29.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B73 5RQEngland
Owned outright30.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.5%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council13.3%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 51.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B73 5RQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (34.3%). 14.7% of households include dependent children.

B73 5RQEngland
Living alone, under 6617.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over34.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B73 5RQ (Chester Road) (about 1,486 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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