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Housing in B79 0BJ

What the homes in B79 0BJ 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
1,862 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (55.4%). Flats make up 1.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B79 0BJEngland
Detached55.4%22.9%
Semi-detached33%31.5%
Terraced10.6%23%
Purpose-built flat0.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 0BJ area is above that, at 81.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 46.5% own outright and 35% with a mortgage.

B79 0BJ
82%
England
  • Owned81.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented8.2%20.5%
  • Social rented9.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B79 0BJEngland
Owned outright46.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent5.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.5%2.2%
From the council6.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 21.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B79 0BJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.3%. 23.2% of households include dependent children.

B79 0BJEngland
Living alone, under 667.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.8%12.8%
Couple, no children22.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

North WarwickshireEngland
All homes£982£1,459
One bedroom£720£1,195
Two bedrooms£882£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,059£1,489
Four or more£1,600£2,161
Detached£1,354£1,640
Semi-detached£1,035£1,449
Terraced£938£1,435
Flat or maisonette£806£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B79 0BJ sits in (Polesworth, Warton & Austrey): about 1,862 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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