Housing in B8 2LD
What the homes in B8 2LD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ward End & Bromford West
- Council
- Birmingham
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,200 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (45.8%). Flats make up 8.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B8 2LD area is broadly in line with that, at 59.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 31.5% of households against 20.5%. 32.5% own outright and 26.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned59.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented31.5%20.5%
- Social rented8.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.7 people living in it. 15.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 32%. 42.4% 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 B8 2LD sits in (Ward End & Bromford West): about 2,200 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.