Housing in B90 4AA
What the homes in B90 4AA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shirley East
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,497 (2024)
B90 4AASolihull
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.3%). Flats make up 15.1%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B90 4AA area is broadly in line with that, at 65.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.6% of households against 20.5%. 39.6% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented12.6%20.5%
- Social rented20.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 25.3%. 25.1% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B90 4AA sits in (Shirley East): about 1,497 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.