Housing in B48 7RD
What the homes in B48 7RD 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)
B48 7RDBirmingham
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.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B48 7RD 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 17.9%. 21.4% 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 B48 7RD 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.