Housing in DY11 5SU
What the homes in DY11 5SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,534 (2024)
DY11 5SUKidderminster
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (41.2%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY11 5SU area is above that, at 74.5%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 6.3% of households against 20.5%. 49% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.1%1%
- Private rented6.3%20.5%
- Social rented17.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 19.3%. 18.6% 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 DY11 5SU sits in (Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown): about 2,534 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.