Housing in B73 6AQ
What the homes in B73 6AQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Sutton Coldfield South & Central
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,253 (2024)
B73 6AQSutton Coldfield
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.9%). Flats make up 52.8%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.7% of households in the B73 6AQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 37.9% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 28.1% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented37.9%20.5%
- Social rented7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 45.4% 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 (30.6%). 17.7% 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). 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 B73 6AQ (Sutton Coldfield South & Central) (about 2,253 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.