Housing in B79 8AF
What the homes in B79 8AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Tamworth
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,072 (2024)
B79 8AFTamworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (29.6%). Flats make up 25.9%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 8AF area is below that, at 54%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.7% of households against 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 24.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned54%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented30.7%20.5%
- Social rented14%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.6%. 21.9% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B79 8AF sits in (Central Tamworth): about 2,072 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.