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Housing in B79 9BL

What the homes in B79 9BL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville
Council
Lichfield
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,539 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (47%). Flats make up 3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B79 9BLEngland
Detached47%22.9%
Semi-detached35.2%31.5%
Terraced14.7%23%
Purpose-built flat1.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 9BL area is above that, at 78.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 38.3% with a mortgage.

B79 9BL
78%
England
  • Owned78.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented9.9%20.5%
  • Social rented9.9%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B79 9BLEngland
Owned outright40.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council0.8%8.3%
From a housing association9.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B79 9BLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.7%. 28.5% of households include dependent children.

B79 9BLEngland
Living alone, under 6611.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.9%12.8%
Couple, no children21.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over13.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Lichfield

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Lichfield, August 2026, +7.5% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

LichfieldEngland
All homes£1,103£1,459
One bedroom£741£1,195
Two bedrooms£967£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,158£1,489
Four or more£1,697£2,161
Detached£1,521£1,640
Semi-detached£1,139£1,449
Terraced£1,095£1,435
Flat or maisonette£888£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B79 9BL sits in (Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville): about 2,539 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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