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Housing in B98 0LS

What the homes in B98 0LS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Arrow Valley & Ipsley
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,197 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (75.8%). Flats make up 0.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B98 0LSEngland
Detached16.9%22.9%
Semi-detached75.8%31.5%
Terraced7.2%23%
Purpose-built flat0.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 0LS area is well above that, at 92.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.4% of households against 20.5%. 47.3% own outright and 44.8% with a mortgage.

B98 0LS
92%
England
  • Owned92.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented7.4%20.5%
  • Social rented0.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B98 0LSEngland
Owned outright47.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan44.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent6.8%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council0.4%8.3%
From a housing association0.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 19.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B98 0LSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 21.9%. 26% of households include dependent children.

B98 0LSEngland
Living alone, under 667.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%12.8%
Couple, no children20.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.7%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 0LS sits in (Arrow Valley & Ipsley): about 1,197 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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