Housing in B62 8NB
What the homes in B62 8NB 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
- 1,732 (2024)
B62 8NBHalesowen
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.6%). Flats make up 5.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B62 8NB area is above that, at 78.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.7% of households against 20.5%. 43.4% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned78.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented9.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 25.2% 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 19.9%. 28.9% 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 8NB sits in (Shell Corner & Hurst Green): about 1,732 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.