Housing in B98 9BX
What the homes in B98 9BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End
- Council
- Bromsgrove
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,622 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (61.7%). Flats make up 3.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B98 9BX area is well above that, at 89%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.7% of households against 20.5%. 58% own outright and 31% with a mortgage.
- Owned89%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented8.7%20.5%
- Social rented2%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. 25.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.7%. 17.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Bromsgrove
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Bromsgrove, August 2026, +2% 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 9BX sits in (Alvechurch, Hopwood & Holt End): about 1,622 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.