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Housing in B47 5PP

What the homes in B47 5PP 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
1,605 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (48.5%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B47 5PPEngland
Detached40.8%22.9%
Semi-detached48.5%31.5%
Terraced10%23%
Purpose-built flat0.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B47 5PP area is well above that, at 92.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 5.9% of households against 20.5%. 52.5% own outright and 40.3% with a mortgage.

B47 5PP
93%
England
  • Owned92.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented5.9%20.5%
  • Social rented1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B47 5PPEngland
Owned outright52.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan40.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.8%2.2%
From the council0.3%8.3%
From a housing association0.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B47 5PPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.2%. 27.4% of households include dependent children.

B47 5PPEngland
Living alone, under 667.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over18.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.4%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 B47 5PP sits in (Hollywood & Drakes Cross): about 1,605 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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