Housing in B79 8TF
What the homes in B79 8TF 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
- 1,733 (2024)
B79 8TFTamworth
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (50.8%). Flats make up 13.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 8TF area is broadly in line with that, at 62.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.9% of households against 20.5%. 38.7% own outright and 23.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented8.9%20.5%
- Social rented28.4%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 2.3 people living in it. 28.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18%. 25.5% 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 8TF sits in (Coton Farm & Perry Crofts): about 1,733 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.