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Housing in B9 5RZ

What the homes in B9 5RZ 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
2,212 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.9%). Flats make up 19.2%, below the 22.2% across England.

B9 5RZEngland
Detached5.2%22.9%
Semi-detached33.4%31.5%
Terraced41.9%23%
Purpose-built flat14.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

50.4% of households in the B9 5RZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.8% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 23.3% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.

B9 5RZ
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23%
26%
England
  • Owned50.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented22.8%20.5%
  • Social rented25.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B9 5RZEngland
Owned outright23.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent20%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council24%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B9 5RZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (29.1%). 39.1% of households include dependent children.

B9 5RZEngland
Living alone, under 6619.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9%12.8%
Couple, no children5.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children29.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over2.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households15.9%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 5RZ (Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road) (about 2,212 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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