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Postcode · Bromsgrove

Housing in B61 7LZ

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

Neighbourhood
Bromsgrove Charford
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,646 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (31.9%). Flats make up 14.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B61 7LZEngland
Detached23.6%22.9%
Semi-detached31.9%31.5%
Terraced29.4%23%
Purpose-built flat13.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

67% of households in the B61 7LZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.3% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.

B61 7LZ
67%
13%
20%
England
  • Owned67%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented12.6%20.5%
  • Social rented20.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B61 7LZEngland
Owned outright33.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council7.9%8.3%
From a housing association12.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B61 7LZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.8%). 32.4% of households include dependent children.

B61 7LZEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.8%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 7LZ (Bromsgrove Charford) (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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