Housing in B79 8SA
What the homes in B79 8SA 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)
B79 8SATamworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (45%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 8SA 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.
- 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
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.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24.1%. 30.3% 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 8SA 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.