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Housing in B78 3BF

What the homes in B78 3BF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Fazeley, Mile Oak & Drayton Basset
Council
Lichfield
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,777 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (36.2%). Flats make up 38.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B78 3BFEngland
Detached13.8%22.9%
Semi-detached33.5%31.5%
Terraced13.9%23%
Purpose-built flat36.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.6%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B78 3BF area is below that, at 53.2%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 24.8% of households against 20.5%. 26.9% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.

B78 3BF
53%
25%
22%
England
  • Owned53.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented24.8%20.5%
  • Social rented21.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B78 3BFEngland
Owned outright26.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council2.7%8.3%
From a housing association19.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 39.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B78 3BFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.4%. 23.7% of households include dependent children.

B78 3BFEngland
Living alone, under 6625.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.4%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lichfield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lichfield, August 2026, +7.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

LichfieldEngland
All homes£1,103£1,459
One bedroom£741£1,195
Two bedrooms£967£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,158£1,489
Four or more£1,697£2,161
Detached£1,521£1,640
Semi-detached£1,139£1,449
Terraced£1,095£1,435
Flat or maisonette£888£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B78 3BF sits in (Fazeley, Mile Oak & Drayton Basset): about 1,777 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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