Housing in DY11 5RD
What the homes in DY11 5RD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bewdley East & Upper Arley
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,855 (2024)
DY11 5RDKidderminster
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (38.9%). Flats make up 6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY11 5RD area is broadly in line with that, at 60.4%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 42% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.6%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented25.2%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 2.1 people living in it. 33.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 18.6%. 22% 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 DY11 5RD sits in (Bewdley East & Upper Arley): about 1,855 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.