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Housing in DY1 1PJ

What the homes in DY1 1PJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Kates Hill
Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,792 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.3%). Flats make up 33%, well above the 22.2% across England.

DY1 1PJEngland
Detached5.8%22.9%
Semi-detached37.3%31.5%
Terraced24%23%
Purpose-built flat23%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house6.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building3.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

30.9% of households in the DY1 1PJ area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.2% own outright and 12.8% with a mortgage.

DY1 1PJ
31%
32%
36%
England
  • Owned30.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented31.6%20.5%
  • Social rented35.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.7%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DY1 1PJEngland
Owned outright18.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent29.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.3%2.2%
From the council32.5%8.3%
From a housing association3.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 37.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DY1 1PJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.7%). 25.5% of households include dependent children.

DY1 1PJEngland
Living alone, under 6627.7%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over9.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Dudley

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dudley (August 2026, +3.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DudleyEngland
All homes£858£1,459
One bedroom£611£1,195
Two bedrooms£782£1,335
Three bedrooms£942£1,489
Four or more£1,249£2,161
Detached£1,084£1,640
Semi-detached£913£1,449
Terraced£870£1,435
Flat or maisonette£681£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY1 1PJ (Kates Hill) (about 1,792 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.

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