Housing in B79 8LB
What the homes in B79 8LB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Coton Farm & Perry Crofts
- Council
- Tamworth
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,159 (2024)
B79 8LBTamworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (49.4%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 8LB area is well above that, at 87.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.8% of households against 20.5%. 53.6% own outright and 33.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.8%20.5%
- Social rented5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 23.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 18.5%. 21.4% 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 8LB sits in (Coton Farm & Perry Crofts): about 1,159 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.