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Housing in B79 8RX

What the homes in B79 8RX 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
3,091 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (45%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B79 8RXEngland
Detached45%22.9%
Semi-detached43.6%31.5%
Terraced10%23%
Purpose-built flat0.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%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 8RX area is above that, at 83.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.3% of households against 20.5%. 40.7% own outright and 42.4% with a mortgage.

B79 8RX
83%
England
  • Owned83.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.6%1%
  • Private rented7.3%20.5%
  • Social rented5.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B79 8RXEngland
Owned outright40.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan42.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council1.1%8.3%
From a housing association4.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 20.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B79 8RXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.1%. 30.3% of households include dependent children.

B79 8RXEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children22.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children24.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over14.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 8RX sits in (Coton Farm & Perry Crofts): about 3,091 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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