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Housing in B79 7YL

What the homes in B79 7YL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Central Tamworth
Council
Tamworth
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,967 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (26.7%). Flats make up 22.3%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B79 7YLEngland
Detached26.5%22.9%
Semi-detached26.7%31.5%
Terraced24.5%23%
Purpose-built flat21%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.9%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 7YL area is broadly in line with that, at 59.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.9% of households against 20.5%. 23.2% own outright and 36.2% with a mortgage.

B79 7YL
59%
17%
22%
England
  • Owned59.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2%1%
  • Private rented16.9%20.5%
  • Social rented21.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B79 7YLEngland
Owned outright23.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan36.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council10.2%8.3%
From a housing association11.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B79 7YLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.5%. 28.7% of households include dependent children.

B79 7YLEngland
Living alone, under 6619.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children19.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.6%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Tamworth

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Tamworth, August 2026, +0.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

TamworthEngland
All homes£925£1,459
One bedroom£675£1,195
Two bedrooms£828£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,006£1,489
Four or more£1,438£2,161
Detached£1,241£1,640
Semi-detached£975£1,449
Terraced£914£1,435
Flat or maisonette£756£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B79 7YL sits in (Central Tamworth): about 2,967 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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