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Housing in B45 8LS

What the homes in B45 8LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Barnt Green & Lickey Hills
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,050 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (57.6%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B45 8LSEngland
Detached57.6%22.9%
Semi-detached18.1%31.5%
Terraced10.7%23%
Purpose-built flat10%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B45 8LS area is above that, at 84%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.3% of households against 20.5%. 49.8% own outright and 34.2% with a mortgage.

B45 8LS
84%
12%
England
  • Owned84%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented12.3%20.5%
  • Social rented3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B45 8LSEngland
Owned outright49.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council0.6%8.3%
From a housing association2.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B45 8LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 22.8%. 24.4% of households include dependent children.

B45 8LSEngland
Living alone, under 6611.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Bromsgrove

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bromsgrove, August 2026, +2% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

BromsgroveEngland
All homes£992£1,459
One bedroom£717£1,195
Two bedrooms£899£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,091£1,489
Four or more£1,603£2,161
Detached£1,341£1,640
Semi-detached£1,040£1,449
Terraced£976£1,435
Flat or maisonette£789£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B45 8LS sits in (Barnt Green & Lickey Hills): about 2,050 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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