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Housing in B98 8GA

What the homes in B98 8GA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Riverside & Church Hill North
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,949 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (44.3%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

B98 8GAEngland
Detached29%22.9%
Semi-detached44.3%31.5%
Terraced13.4%23%
Purpose-built flat12%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

69.7% of households in the B98 8GA area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 31.8% own outright and 37.9% with a mortgage.

B98 8GA
70%
14%
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  • Owned69.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership4.4%1%
  • Private rented11.7%20.5%
  • Social rented14.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B98 8GAEngland
Owned outright31.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council1.9%8.3%
From a housing association12.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B98 8GAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.3%). 31% of households include dependent children.

B98 8GAEngland
Living alone, under 6614.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.9%12.8%
Couple, no children20.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children22.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households6%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around B98 8GA (Riverside & Church Hill North) (about 2,949 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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