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Housing in B97 5FA

What the homes in B97 5FA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crabbs Cross
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,312 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (30.2%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B97 5FAEngland
Detached29.1%22.9%
Semi-detached25.5%31.5%
Terraced30.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B97 5FA area is broadly in line with that, at 64%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.1% of households against 20.5%. 30.6% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

B97 5FA
64%
15%
20%
England
  • Owned64%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.1%20.5%
  • Social rented20.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B97 5FAEngland
Owned outright30.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council18.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B97 5FAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 18.3%. 21.3% of households include dependent children.

B97 5FAEngland
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over17.6%12.8%
Couple, no children17%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.9%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 5FA sits in (Crabbs Cross): about 1,312 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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