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Housing in B98 8QY

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

Neighbourhood
Church Hill South
Council
Redditch
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,265 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (46.5%). Flats make up 21.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

B98 8QYEngland
Detached5.3%22.9%
Semi-detached26.9%31.5%
Terraced46.5%23%
Purpose-built flat20.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

45.6% of households in the B98 8QY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.5% own outright and 26.2% with a mortgage.

B98 8QY
46%
18%
36%
England
  • Owned45.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented17.8%20.5%
  • Social rented35.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

B98 8QYEngland
Owned outright19.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.6%18.2%
Other private rented2.2%2.2%
From the council28.5%8.3%
From a housing association7.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

B98 8QYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.7%). 26.5% of households include dependent children.

B98 8QYEngland
Living alone, under 6621.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.3%12.8%
Couple, no children15.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.2%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households9.1%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 8QY (Church Hill South) (about 1,265 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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