Housing in B98 8RT
What the homes in B98 8RT 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
- 1,072 (2024)
B98 8RTRedditch
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (91.1%). Flats make up 0.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 8RT area is well above that, at 96.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 2.4% of households against 20.5%. 60.3% own outright and 35.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned96.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented2.4%20.5%
- Social rented1.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 22.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 27.2%. 17.8% 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 8RT sits in (Riverside & Church Hill North): about 1,072 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.