Housing in B47 5JS
What the homes in B47 5JS 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)
B47 5JSBirmingham
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (47.1%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B47 5JS area is above that, at 76.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.8% of households against 20.5%. 50.4% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented6.8%20.5%
- Social rented16.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.8%. 21.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B47 5JS sits in (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.