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Housing in B9 5HQ

What the homes in B9 5HQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bordesley Green North
Council
Birmingham
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (53.9%). Flats make up 4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B9 5HQEngland
Detached8.5%22.9%
Semi-detached33.4%31.5%
Terraced53.9%23%
Purpose-built flat2.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.3%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.6% of households in the B9 5HQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.7% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 30.3% own outright and 24.3% with a mortgage.

B9 5HQ
55%
27%
19%
England
  • Owned54.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented26.7%20.5%
  • Social rented18.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B9 5HQEngland
Owned outright30.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.8%18.2%
Other private rented4.9%2.2%
From the council9.1%8.3%
From a housing association9.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.8 people living in it. 15.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B9 5HQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (32.1%). 44% of households include dependent children.

B9 5HQEngland
Living alone, under 667.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.5%12.8%
Couple, no children5.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children32.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households21.4%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B9 5HQ (Bordesley Green North) (about 2,750 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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