Housing in B91 9JA
What the homes in B91 9JA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,406 (2024)
B91 9JASolihull
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (42.9%). Flats make up 53.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B91 9JA area is broadly in line with that, at 66.2%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 32.2% of households against 20.5%. 39.1% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented32.2%20.5%
- Social rented1.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 21.6%. 21.4% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B91 9JA sits in (Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross): about 2,406 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.