Housing in DY11 7RB
What the homes in DY11 7RB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Spennells & Hoobrook
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,242 (2024)
DY11 7RBKidderminster
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (72.2%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY11 7RB area is above that, at 83%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 43.6% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned83%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.1%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 23.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 21.8%. 23.7% 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 7RB sits in (Spennells & Hoobrook): about 1,242 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.