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Postcode · Bromsgrove

Housing in B61 8LQ

What the homes in B61 8LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bromsgrove Sidemoor
Council
Bromsgrove
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,760 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.6%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B61 8LQEngland
Detached22.9%22.9%
Semi-detached34.6%31.5%
Terraced29.6%23%
Purpose-built flat7.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

77% of households in the B61 8LQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.9% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.1% own outright and 34.9% with a mortgage.

B61 8LQ
77%
15%
England
  • Owned77%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.9%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B61 8LQEngland
Owned outright42.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan34.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council1.4%8.3%
From a housing association6.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B61 8LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.5%). 21% of households include dependent children.

B61 8LQEngland
Living alone, under 6618.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over11.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.5%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 8LQ (Bromsgrove Sidemoor) (about 1,760 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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