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Housing in B98 7DE

What the homes in B98 7DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Redditch Town & Abbeydale
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,046 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are terraced (36.1%). Flats make up 29.6%, above the 22.2% across England.

B98 7DEEngland
Detached11.2%22.9%
Semi-detached23.1%31.5%
Terraced36.1%23%
Purpose-built flat24.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 7DE area is well below that, at 38.3%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 41.8% of households against 20.5%. 14.2% own outright and 24% with a mortgage.

B98 7DE
38%
42%
19%
England
  • Owned38.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented41.8%20.5%
  • Social rented19.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B98 7DEEngland
Owned outright14.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council5.7%8.3%
From a housing association13.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 28.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B98 7DEEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 20.6%. 30.1% of households include dependent children.

B98 7DEEngland
Living alone, under 6617%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children20.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.4%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over1.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households19.6%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 7DE sits in (Redditch Town & Abbeydale): about 2,046 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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