Housing in DY12 1DB
What the homes in DY12 1DB 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 1DBBewdley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (39.9%). Flats make up 7.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY12 1DB area is above that, at 80.1%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 17.6% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 family, all aged 66 and over, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DY12 1DB sits in (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.