Housing in B93 8JS
What the homes in B93 8JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Knowle
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
B93 8JSSolihull
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (64%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B93 8JS area is well above that, at 85.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.3% of households against 20.5%. 51.7% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned85.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.2%1%
- Private rented7.3%20.5%
- Social rented4.7%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 2.4 people living in it. 24% 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 23.1%. 29.7% 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 B93 8JS sits in (Knowle): about 1,771 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.