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Housing in B98 7UP

What the homes in B98 7UP 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
1,707 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are detached (58.6%). Flats make up 2.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

B98 7UPEngland
Detached58.6%22.9%
Semi-detached27.8%31.5%
Terraced11.2%23%
Purpose-built flat2.3%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 7UP area is above that, at 82.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.4% of households against 20.5%. 35.1% own outright and 47.4% with a mortgage.

B98 7UP
83%
England
  • Owned82.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4%1%
  • Private rented6.4%20.5%
  • Social rented7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

B98 7UPEngland
Owned outright35.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan47.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association3.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 17.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B98 7UPEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple, no children, at 24.4%. 29.1% of households include dependent children.

B98 7UPEngland
Living alone, under 669.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.6%12.8%
Couple, no children24.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%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 7UP sits in (Matchborough & Park Farm): about 1,707 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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