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Housing in B8 2PY

What the homes in B8 2PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,892 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (55.5%). Flats make up 3.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B8 2PYEngland
Detached5.1%22.9%
Semi-detached36.2%31.5%
Terraced55.5%23%
Purpose-built flat1.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B8 2PY area is below that, at 53.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 23.5% of households against 20.5%. 25.6% own outright and 27.7% with a mortgage.

B8 2PY
53%
23%
23%
England
  • Owned53.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented23.5%20.5%
  • Social rented23.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B8 2PYEngland
Owned outright25.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council20.3%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.4 people living in it. 19% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B8 2PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 30.8%. 42.3% of households include dependent children.

B8 2PYEngland
Living alone, under 6611.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children7.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children30.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households14.4%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B8 2PY sits in (Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road): about 1,892 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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