Housing in B63 2LB
What the homes in B63 2LB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Cradley East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,910 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (41.9%). Flats make up 20.8%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the B63 2LB area is broadly in line with that, at 56.7%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 15.1% of households against 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned56.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented15.1%20.5%
- Social rented27.8%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 2.4 people living in it. 27.6% 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 19.1%. 31.7% 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 B63 2LB sits in (Cradley East): about 1,910 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.