Housing in B62 2PH
What the homes in B62 2PH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Shell Corner & Hurst Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,589 (2024)
B62 2PHHalesowen
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (62.4%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B62 2PH area is broadly in line with that, at 65.7%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.1% of households against 20.5%. 31.6% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.8%1%
- Private rented13.1%20.5%
- Social rented19.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 33% 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 19.6%. 26.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Dudley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dudley, August 2026, +3.4% 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 B62 2PH sits in (Shell Corner & Hurst Green): about 1,589 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.