Housing in DY12 1BL
What the homes in DY12 1BL 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
- 1,361 (2024)
DY12 1BLBewdley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (39.9%). Flats make up 7.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
80.1% of households in the DY12 1BL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 52.8% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned80.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented17.6%20.5%
- Social rented1.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 32.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (19.6%). 18.3% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY12 1BL (Bewdley East & Upper Arley) (about 1,361 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.