Lettings Statistics

 Recent Lettings Trends

Last Updated 27th August 2010

Published below is the feedback on the properties advertised in previous bidding cycles. You can use this information, combined with information in Factsheet 1, to guide you when you are making your bids. 

Week 1 - 25th February 2010 

     

Week 2 - 4th March 2010 

Week 3 - 11th March 2010  

     

Week 4 - 18th March 2010 

Week 5 - 25th March 2010 

     

Week 6 - 1st April 2010  

Week 7 - 8th April 2010   

     

Week 8 - 15th April 2010 

Week 9 - 22nd April 2010

       

 Week 10 - 29th April 2010

 

Week 11 - 6th May 2010

       

 Week 12 - 13th May 2010

 

Week 13 - 20th May 2010

     

Week 14 - 27th May 2010

Week 15 - 3rd June 2010

     

Week 16 - 10th June 2010

Week 17 - 17th June 2010

     

Week 18 - 24th June 2010

Week 19 - 1st July 2010

     

Week 20 - 8th July 2010

Week 21 - 15th July 2010

     

Week 22 -22nd July 2010

Week 23 - 29th July 2010

                                 

 

Stock and Lettings Analysis

This page is to help you to understand what properties the council as a landlord has, which areas they are in, and how often they become available to let.

 You should read our factsheet 'Making best use of your bid' alongside this information.

 Chose from one of the constituencies below to see more information on each area.  Alternatively, click here for the most recent  lettings statistics. 

Edgbaston
Erdington
Hall Green
Hodge Hill
Ladywood
Northfield
Perry Barr
Selly Oak
Sutton Coldfield
Yardley

 Social Housing - Council Stock

The council stock in Birmingham consists of over 65,000 properties
 

Property type   
                     
5% bungalows - around 3,250 properties                      
36% flats - around 23,400 properties                               
58% houses - around 37,700 properties
2% maisonettes/prefabs - around 1,300 properties
 

Property Bedsizes

1% studios
29% 1 bedroom
31% 2 bedrooms
36% 3 bedrooms
2% 4 bedrooms or more
 

Property Age

68% of properties were built between the 50's and the 90's.  The majority of high rise properties were built in the 1960's

 Lettings Trends

 
  1 Bed 2 Bed 3 Bed 4 Beds 5 Beds Total Lets
2006 / 2007 2308 1637 1120 70 5 5117
2007 / 2008 2514 1836 1210 68 2 5631
2008 / 2009 2187 1920 1188 55 5 5356
 

The next section gives you information about our lettings in each constituency

Edgbaston Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

11% of the Council stock is in Edgbaston - 7,519 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize
7% Bungalows 1% are studios

43% Flats

32% have 1 bedroom
45% Houses 34% have 2 bedrooms
4% Maisonettes 30% have 3 bedrooms
  3% have 4 bedrooms or more

82% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's

Edgbaston Lettings Trends

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 299 158 114 16 1 588
2007 / 2008 317 200 178 13 1 709
2008 / 2009 256 227 118 13 0 614

 Erdington Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

11% of the Council stock is in Erdington - 7,022 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize
7% Bungalows 0.1% are studios
35% Flats 26% have 1 bedroom
54% Houses 26% have 2 bedrooms
4% Maisonettes 45% have 3 bedrooms
  3% have 4bedrooms or more

38% of properties were built in the 1950's - 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's

Erdington - Lettings trends

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 233 190 132 7 0 562
2007 / 2008 203 189 114 3 0 509
2008 / 2009 204 222 143 7 2 578

 Hall Green Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

4% of the Council stock is in Hall Green - 2,587 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize
6% Bungalows  3% are studios
40% Flats  34% have 1 bedroom
50% Houses  25% have 2 bedrooms
3% Maisonettes  36% have 3 bedrooms
   2% have 3 bedrooms or more

 43% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's

Hall Green - Lettings trends

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 106 36 29 0 1 172
2007 / 2008 103 24 28 2 0 157
2008 / 2009 71 20 31 2 0 124

Hodge Hill Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

13% of the Council stock is in Hodge Hill - 8,586 properties
 

Property Type Property Bedsize
7% Bungalows 4% are studios
43% Flats 24% have 1 bedroom
48% Houses 32% have 2 bedrooms
2% Maisonettes 39% have 3 bedrooms
  1.5% have 4 bedrooms or more

61% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's

Hodge Hill - Lettings trends
 

  1 bed 2 bed 3 beds 4 beds 5 bed Total
2006 / 2007 327 223 189 4 0 743
2007 / 2008 301 238 156 4 0 699
2008 / 2009 254 274 202 5 0 735

Ladywood Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

17% of the Council stock is in Ladywood - 11,028

Property Type Property Bedsize
2% Bungalow 0.4% are studios
62% Flats 29% have 1 bedroom
26% Houses 40% have 2 bedroom
10% Maisonettes 28% have bedrooms
  2% have 4 bedrooms or more

86% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's and early 1970’s.
 

Ladywood - Lettings Trends

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 336 350 158 10 0 854
2007 / 2008 505 439 209 10 1 1164
2008 / 2009 425 409 177 7 0 1018

Northfield Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

17% of the Council stock is in Northfield - 10,531 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize

7% Bungalows

1% are Studios
42% Flats 30% have 1 bedroom
47% Houses 29% have 2 bedrooms
3% Maisonettes 38% have 3 bedrooms
  3% have 4 bedrooms or more

76% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's

Northfield - Lettings trends

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 378 280 172 10 0 840
2007 / 2008 412 314 200 23 0 949
2008 / 2009 350 314 180 13 1 858

 Perry Barr Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

3% of the Council stock is in Perry Barr - 2,232 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize
4% Bungalows 2% are studios
40% Flats 28% have 1 bedroom
53% Houses 31% have 2 bedrooms
3% Maisonettes 37% have 3 bedrooms
  2% have 4 bedrooms or more

42% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 79 45 38 3 3 168
2007 / 2008 58 44 51 0 0 153
2008 / 2009 62 47 44 1 1 155

Selly Oak Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

10% of the Council stock is in Selly Oak - 6,291 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize
6% Bungalows 1% are studios
47% Flats 30% have 1 bedroom
44% Houses 28% have 2 bedrooms
2% Maisonettes 39% have 3 bedrooms
  2% have 4 bedrooms or more

60% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's

Selly Oak - Lettings trends

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 202 155 124 12 0 493
2007 / 2008 282 171 114 7 0 574
2008 / 2009 243 216 142 3 0 604

Sutton Coldfield Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

3% of the Council stock is in Sutton Coldfield - 1,887 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize
17% Bunglows 2% are studios
39% Flats 39% have 1 bedroom
35% Houses 28% have 2 bedrooms
9% Maisonettes 29% have 3 bedrooms
  1 have 4 bedrooms or more

83% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 95 58 23 1 0 117
2007 / 2008 78 55 19 1 0 153
2008 / 2009 72 47 13 1 0 133

Yardley Constituency

Social Housing - Council stock

12% of the Council stock is in Yardley - 7,728 properties

Property Type Property Bedsize
5% Bungalow 1% are studios
36% Flats 27% have 1 bedroom
58% Houses 27% have 2 bedrooms
2% Maisonettes 43% have 3 bedrooms
  2% have 4 bedrooms or more

42% of properties were built between the 1950's and 1970's.  The majority of high rise properties in the district were built in the 1960's and early 1970’s

Yardley - Lettings trends

  1 bed 2 beds 3 beds 4 beds 5 beds Total
2006 / 2007 251 134 132 3 0 520
2007 / 2008 256 162 141 5 0 564
2008 / 2009 242 140 138 3 1 524

 

 

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