Housing in B79 0JS
What the homes in B79 0JS 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
- 2,167 (2024)
B79 0JSTamworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.9%). Flats make up 8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 0JS area is broadly in line with that, at 67.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 29.5% own outright and 37.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented19.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.9%. 28.2% 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 B79 0JS sits in (Polesworth, Warton & Austrey): about 2,167 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.