Housing in B90 8DD
What the homes in B90 8DD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,943 (2024)
B90 8DDSolihull
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (42.6%). Flats make up 9.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B90 8DD area is above that, at 83.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.1% of households against 20.5%. 38.8% own outright and 44.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.4%1%
- Private rented7.1%20.5%
- Social rented6.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 17.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.9%. 31.1% 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 8DD sits in (Dickens Heath, Cheswick Green & Hockley Heath): about 2,943 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.