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Postcode · Bromsgrove

Housing in B61 7HY

What the homes in B61 7HY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stoke Heath, Finstall & Bentley
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,418 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (39.4%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B61 7HYEngland
Detached39.4%22.9%
Semi-detached28.7%31.5%
Terraced17.7%23%
Purpose-built flat8.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home2.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

75.7% of households in the B61 7HY area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 44.4% own outright and 31.3% with a mortgage.

B61 7HY
76%
17%
England
  • Owned75.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented17.4%20.5%
  • Social rented5.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B61 7HYEngland
Owned outright44.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.4%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B61 7HYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.5%). 20.2% of households include dependent children.

B61 7HYEngland
Living alone, under 6617.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children23.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.1%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). 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 B61 7HY (Stoke Heath, Finstall & Bentley) (about 1,418 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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