Housing in B97 5YS
What the homes in B97 5YS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Crabbs Cross
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,351 (2024)
B97 5YSRedditch
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (84.2%). Flats make up 2.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B97 5YS area is well above that, at 95.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 2.1% of households against 20.5%. 49.7% own outright and 45.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned95.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented2.1%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 16.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 27.5%. 29.4% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood B97 5YS sits in (Crabbs Cross): about 1,351 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.