Housing in DY1 3RY
What the homes in DY1 3RY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,788 (2024)
DY1 3RYDudley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63%). Flats make up 5.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY1 3RY area is less than half that, at 23%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.4% of households against 20.5%. 9.2% own outright and 13.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned23%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented6.4%20.5%
- Social rented69.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 3.0 people living in it. 17% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is lone parent with dependent children, at 28.2%. 51.3% 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 DY1 3RY sits in (Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest): about 1,788 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.