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Housing in B47 5JQ

What the homes in B47 5JQ 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
1,240 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (47.1%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B47 5JQEngland
Detached32.4%22.9%
Semi-detached47.1%31.5%
Terraced8.4%23%
Purpose-built flat10.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

76.5% of households in the B47 5JQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 6.8% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.

B47 5JQ
76%
16%
England
  • Owned76.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented6.8%20.5%
  • Social rented16.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B47 5JQEngland
Owned outright50.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council5%8.3%
From a housing association11.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B47 5JQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (22.8%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

B47 5JQEngland
Living alone, under 668.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over22.8%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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). 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 5JQ (Hollywood & Drakes Cross) (about 1,240 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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