Housing in B98 8JP
What the homes in B98 8JP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Redditch Town & Abbeydale
- Council
- Redditch
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,153 (2024)
B98 8JPRedditch
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (42.5%). Flats make up 32.3%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 8JP area is well below that, at 32.9%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 14.5% of households against 20.5%. 13.9% own outright and 19% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.5%20.5%
- Social rented52.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 31.1% 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 17.6%. 31.8% 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 8JP sits in (Redditch Town & Abbeydale): about 1,153 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.