Housing in B98 7HS
What the homes in B98 7HS 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
- 1,746 (2024)
B98 7HSRedditch
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (48.3%). Flats make up 14.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 7HS area is above that, at 74.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.9% of households against 20.5%. 40.1% own outright and 34.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented11.9%20.5%
- Social rented12.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 27.9% 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 17.7%. 23.3% 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 7HS sits in (Arrow Valley & Ipsley): about 1,746 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.