Housing in B93 9LU
What the homes in B93 9LU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Knowle
- Council
- Solihull
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
B93 9LUSolihull
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (63.3%). Flats make up 24.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B93 9LU area is well above that, at 87.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.2% of households against 20.5%. 58.2% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.2%20.5%
- Social rented3%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. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 25.3%. 23.4% 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 B93 9LU sits in (Knowle): about 1,637 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.