Housing in B98 0AB
What the homes in B98 0AB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Matchborough & Park Farm
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,820 (2024)
B98 0ABRedditch
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (53.3%). Flats make up 5.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 0AB area is broadly in line with that, at 54.6%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.8% of households against 20.5%. 23.5% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.3%1%
- Private rented14.8%20.5%
- Social rented27%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 20.8% 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 22.5%. 32% 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 B98 0AB sits in (Matchborough & Park Farm): about 1,820 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.