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Housing in B97 6LY

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

Neighbourhood
Batchley & Brockhill
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,776 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (56.1%). Flats make up 32.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.

B97 6LYEngland
Detached2.4%22.9%
Semi-detached56.1%31.5%
Terraced9.2%23%
Purpose-built flat31.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B97 6LY area is below that, at 44.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.3% of households against 20.5%. 21.1% own outright and 23.8% with a mortgage.

B97 6LY
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45%
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  • Owned44.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented9.3%20.5%
  • Social rented44.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B97 6LYEngland
Owned outright21.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan23.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council43.7%8.3%
From a housing association1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 29.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B97 6LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 19.8%. 36.5% of households include dependent children.

B97 6LYEngland
Living alone, under 6612.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children10.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children16.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households6.9%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 6LY sits in (Batchley & Brockhill): about 1,776 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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