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Housing in B47 5JE

What the homes in B47 5JE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hollywood & Drakes Cross
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,587 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (26.8%). Flats make up 25.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

B47 5JEEngland
Detached26.8%22.9%
Semi-detached22.2%31.5%
Terraced25.4%23%
Purpose-built flat25%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

57.4% of households in the B47 5JE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 34.7% own outright and 22.7% with a mortgage.

B47 5JE
57%
33%
England
  • Owned57.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented9.1%20.5%
  • Social rented33.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B47 5JEEngland
Owned outright34.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council11%8.3%
From a housing association22.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B47 5JEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.7%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.

B47 5JEEngland
Living alone, under 6612.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.7%12.8%
Couple, no children11.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B47 5JE (Hollywood & Drakes Cross) (about 1,587 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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