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Housing in B97 4PL

What the homes in B97 4PL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Southcrest
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,358 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (54.1%). Flats make up 23%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B97 4PLEngland
Detached54.1%22.9%
Semi-detached16.4%31.5%
Terraced6.4%23%
Purpose-built flat19.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B97 4PL area is above that, at 81.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.7% of households against 20.5%. 42.5% own outright and 38.9% with a mortgage.

B97 4PL
81%
13%
England
  • Owned81.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented12.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B97 4PLEngland
Owned outright42.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.4%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council4.3%8.3%
From a housing association1.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B97 4PLEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.9%. 20.1% of households include dependent children.

B97 4PLEngland
Living alone, under 6618.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.2%12.8%
Couple, no children18.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Redditch

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Redditch, August 2026, +11.1% on a year earlier. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.

RedditchEngland
All homes£976£1,459
One bedroom£681£1,195
Two bedrooms£881£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,053£1,489
Four or more£1,446£2,161
Detached£1,330£1,640
Semi-detached£1,023£1,449
Terraced£989£1,435
Flat or maisonette£753£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B97 4PL sits in (Southcrest): about 1,358 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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