Housing in B78 1BB
What the homes in B78 1BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Polesworth, Warton & Austrey
- Council
- North Warwickshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,755 (2024)
B78 1BBTamworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.4%). Flats make up 3.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B78 1BB area is above that, at 71.1%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.1% of households against 20.5%. 36.8% own outright and 34.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented19.1%20.5%
- Social rented9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.6%. 22.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Warwickshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Warwickshire, August 2026, +4.9% 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 B78 1BB sits in (Polesworth, Warton & Austrey): about 1,755 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.