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Housing in B97 6JE

What the homes in B97 6JE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Batchley & Brockhill
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,484 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (36.7%). Flats make up 37.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B97 6JEEngland
Detached4.5%22.9%
Semi-detached36.7%31.5%
Terraced21.5%23%
Purpose-built flat26%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house10.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B97 6JE area is well below that, at 31.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.5% of households against 20.5%. 14.7% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.

B97 6JE
32%
58%
England
  • Owned31.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented9.5%20.5%
  • Social rented58.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B97 6JEEngland
Owned outright14.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council39.2%8.3%
From a housing association19.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B97 6JEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 30%. 21.7% of households include dependent children.

B97 6JEEngland
Living alone, under 6630%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.3%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 6JE sits in (Batchley & Brockhill): about 1,484 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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