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Housing in B45 9SU

What the homes in B45 9SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Rubery West
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,602 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (65.6%). Flats make up 15.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B45 9SUEngland
Detached6.4%22.9%
Semi-detached65.6%31.5%
Terraced12.2%23%
Purpose-built flat7.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building6.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B45 9SU area is above that, at 73.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 18.4% of households against 20.5%. 40.8% own outright and 32.3% with a mortgage.

B45 9SU
73%
18%
England
  • Owned73.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented18.4%20.5%
  • Social rented8.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B45 9SUEngland
Owned outright40.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan32.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association5.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B45 9SUEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.5%. 26.9% of households include dependent children.

B45 9SUEngland
Living alone, under 6614.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children18.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%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 9SU sits in (Rubery West): about 1,602 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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