Housing in B76 1FT
What the homes in B76 1FT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Rectory Park & New Hall Valley
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,411 (2024)
B76 1FTSutton Coldfield
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (48.2%). Flats make up 14.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B76 1FT area is above that, at 80.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.3% of households against 20.5%. 47.6% own outright and 32.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented19.3%20.5%
- Social rented0.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 22.2%. 22.5% 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 B76 1FT sits in (Rectory Park & New Hall Valley): about 1,411 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.