PropertyEngine Logo
Postcode · Redditch

Housing in B98 0DS

What the homes in B98 0DS 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
1,626 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (66.5%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B98 0DSEngland
Detached6.7%22.9%
Semi-detached16.9%31.5%
Terraced66.5%23%
Purpose-built flat8.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 0DS area is below that, at 49.1%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.4% of households against 20.5%. 20.2% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.

B98 0DS
49%
14%
36%
England
  • Owned49.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented14.4%20.5%
  • Social rented36.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B98 0DSEngland
Owned outright20.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council33.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 27.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B98 0DSEngland
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
123456+
Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.5%. 31.1% of households include dependent children.

B98 0DSEngland
Living alone, under 6612.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.7%12.8%
Couple, no children14.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.8%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.9%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 B98 0DS sits in (Matchborough & Park Farm): about 1,626 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.

Explore

Look up another area

Nearby postcodes