Housing in B62 8RD
What the homes in B62 8RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Halesowen East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,232 (2024)
B62 8RDHalesowen
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (68.5%). Flats make up 15.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B62 8RD area is well above that, at 90.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.8% of households against 20.5%. 60.4% own outright and 29.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.8%20.5%
- Social rented1.1%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. 27.2% 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 19.4%. 16.8% 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 8RD sits in (Halesowen East): about 1,232 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.