Housing in B98 7XP
What the homes in B98 7XP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oakenshaw
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,413 (2024)
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (41%). Flats make up 42.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 7XP area is less than half that, at 29.5%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16% of households against 20.5%. 12.6% own outright and 16.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned29.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented16%20.5%
- Social rented54.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 45.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 26.2%. 21.5% 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 7XP sits in (Oakenshaw): about 1,413 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.