Renting in Redditch

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The average rent in Redditch is £825/mo, with 695 live listings across 6 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Redditch rental appears.

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Renting in Redditch

What it costs to rent in Redditch

Redditch currently has 695 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £825 a month. 1 new home appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 43% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is B60 at around £500/mo, while B80 sits nearer £1,795/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Redditch rental market at a glance

695

Active rentals in Redditch

£825/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Redditch

Median monthly rent, based on 695 active listings across 6 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£750/mo	263
2 bed	£995/mo	125
3 bed	£1,200/mo	154
4+ bed	£1,575/mo	71
Room	£550/mo	66

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Redditch rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Redditch. Latest: £898/mo (Mar 26, +0.3% YoY).

Latest

£898

Mar 26

Annual

+0.3%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£726

Apr 21

Total change

+24%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Redditch pay goes on rent?

Renters in Redditch spend an estimated 37% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£898/mo

£10,776/yr

Median pay

£29,113/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

37%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Redditch

Most Redditch homes sit in Band B. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 37,860 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.71

≈ Band B–C

Stock

38k

37,860 properties

A
21%7,980
B
32%12,210
C
21%7,960
D
12%4,480
E
9%3,430
F
3%1,290
G
1%470
H
0%20

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Redditch

49% of Redditch premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

49%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

99%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

478 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
49%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
99%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Redditch), July 2025, covering 37,703 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Redditch homes

50% of Redditch homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

50%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

50%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

30k

30,034 EPCs

A
0%62
B
10%2,927
C
41%12,167
D
38%11,265
E
10%2,982
F
2%497
G
0%134

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Redditch. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Redditch

11 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Redditch centroid. The five closest:

1
Trinity High School and Sixth Form Centre
Secondary · Academy converter · B98 8HB
0.27 mi
2
St George's CofE First School and Nursery
Primary · Academy sponsor led · B98 8LU
0.53 mi
3
St Stephen's CofE First School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · B98 8HW
0.55 mi
4
The Forge Secondary Short Stay School
Not applicable · Pupil referral unit · B98 8HF
0.59 mi
5
Birchensale Middle School
Middle deemed secondary · Academy converter · B97 6HT
0.60 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Redditch centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Redditch

Flats & apartments

259

49% of listings

Houses

193

37% of listings

Rooms

13% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Redditch — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 54% of the 199 houses currently advertised in Redditch.

Terraced
54%108
Other house
20%39
Semi-detached
18%35
Detached
6%11
Bungalow
3%6

Rent by postcode

Where Redditch rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 500 live listings in 15 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Redditch

1B80£1,795/mo3 rentals
2B48£1,400/mo4 rentals
3WR9£1,395/mo3 rentals

Cheapest in Redditch

1B60£500/mo5 rentals
2B97£750/mo179 rentals
3B98 8BA£800/mo3 rentals

Features · Redditch

Garden, parking, and floor area in Redditch

Live signal across 695 Redditch rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

83%

of 104 Redditch listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

84%

of 159 Redditch listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Redditch

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Redditch has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 82 of 82 postcode districts analysed, the median was 268 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Redditch is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

268 crimes per area (median)
82 of 82 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Redditch’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Redditch

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Church Hill has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Redditch.

Batchley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (135) · pop. ~9,000
28
per 1k
Lodge Park
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~7,000
17
per 1k
Headless Cross
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (101) · pop. ~6,000
32
per 1k
Winyates
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (83) · pop. ~8,000
22
per 1k
Church Hill
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (65) · pop. ~9,000
14
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Redditch listings by portal

We watch 6 property sites for rentals in Redditch.

Rightmove

261

OpenRent

196

OnTheMarket

105

SpareRoom

PrimeLocation

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Redditch — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Redditch?

The median rent in Redditch is £825/month based on 695 active listings across 6 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Redditch?

There are currently 695 rental properties available in Redditch, with 1 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Redditch safe for renters?

Redditch has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 268 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Redditch?

The most commonly reported crime category in Redditch is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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