Housing in B98 7XE
What the homes in B98 7XE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakenshaw
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,322 (2024)
B98 7XERedditch
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (38.5%). Flats make up 9.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 7XE area is broadly in line with that, at 63%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 12.8% of households against 20.5%. 33.8% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned63%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented12.8%20.5%
- Social rented23.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 33.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20%. 20% 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 7XE sits in (Oakenshaw): about 1,322 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.