Housing in B79 9LL
What the homes in B79 9LL 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
- 2,059 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (53.8%). Flats make up 3.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B79 9LL area is above that, at 70.9%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.9% of households against 20.5%. 41.2% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.6%1%
- Private rented15.9%20.5%
- Social rented10.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%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. 21.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 22.8%. 24.2% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B79 9LL sits in (Whittington, Hopwas & Clifton Campville): about 2,059 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.