Housing in DY10 1LY
What the homes in DY10 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kidderminster Town
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,682 (2024)
DY10 1LYKidderminster
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (36.3%). Flats make up 38.7%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY10 1LY area is below that, at 45.5%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 33.1% of households against 20.5%. 18.7% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.2%1%
- Private rented33.1%20.5%
- Social rented20.2%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 2.1 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 30.6%. 28.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Wyre Forest
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Wyre Forest, August 2026, −2.4% 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 DY10 1LY sits in (Kidderminster Town): about 1,682 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.