Housing in B90 2QR
What the homes in B90 2QR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley Heath
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,581 (2024)
B90 2QRSolihull
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.1%). Flats make up 13.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
89.7% of households in the B90 2QR area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.5% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 48.6% own outright and 41% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9.5%20.5%
- Social rented0.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 23.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (24.3%). 28.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Solihull
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Solihull (August 2026, +3.2% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B90 2QR (Shirley Heath) (about 1,581 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.