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Housing in B48 7PH

What the homes in B48 7PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,646 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (36.1%). Flats make up 13.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B48 7PHEngland
Detached20%22.9%
Semi-detached36.1%31.5%
Terraced27.5%23%
Purpose-built flat12.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.5%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B48 7PH area is broadly in line with that, at 66.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.4% of households against 20.5%. 38.3% own outright and 28.6% with a mortgage.

B48 7PH
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  • Owned66.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented12.4%20.5%
  • Social rented19.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B48 7PHEngland
Owned outright38.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council5.8%8.3%
From a housing association14.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B48 7PHEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 17.9%. 21.4% of households include dependent children.

B48 7PHEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.1%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. 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 B48 7PH sits in (Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End): about 1,646 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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