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Housing in B91 9YE

What the homes in B91 9YE 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
1,596 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.7%). Flats make up 40.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B91 9YEEngland
Detached31.2%22.9%
Semi-detached26.9%31.5%
Terraced1.1%23%
Purpose-built flat39.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

74.2% of households in the B91 9YE area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 48% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.

B91 9YE
74%
15%
England
  • Owned74.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.4%1%
  • Private rented15.4%20.5%
  • Social rented9.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B91 9YEEngland
Owned outright48%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent14.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association8.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 34.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B91 9YEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (24.2%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.

B91 9YEEngland
Living alone, under 6610.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over24.2%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over15.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%7.7%
Rents

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.

SolihullEngland
All homes£1,279£1,459
One bedroom£858£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,065£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,262£1,489
Four or more£1,877£2,161
Detached£1,811£1,640
Semi-detached£1,321£1,449
Terraced£1,234£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,016£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B91 9YE (Central Solihull & Sharmans Cross) (about 1,596 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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