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Housing in B47 6JL

What the homes in B47 6JL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wythall & Gay Hill
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,288 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (45.7%). Flats make up 0.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B47 6JLEngland
Detached42.1%22.9%
Semi-detached45.7%31.5%
Terraced0.7%23%
Purpose-built flat0.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home10.7%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

94.2% of households in the B47 6JL area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 4.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 64.4% own outright and 29.8% with a mortgage.

B47 6JL
94%
England
  • Owned94.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented4.2%20.5%
  • Social rented0.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B47 6JLEngland
Owned outright64.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent2.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 27.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B47 6JLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (22.9%). 18.4% of households include dependent children.

B47 6JLEngland
Living alone, under 667.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children2.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over22.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4%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 6JL (Wythall & Gay Hill) (about 1,288 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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