Housing in B73 5RY
What the homes in B73 5RY 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)
B73 5RYSutton Coldfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (41.7%). Flats make up 43.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B73 5RY area is below that, at 51.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.3% of households against 20.5%. 30.4% own outright and 20.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership11%1%
- Private rented8.3%20.5%
- Social rented29.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 34.3%. 14.7% 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 B73 5RY sits in (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.