Housing in DY12 1DF
What the homes in DY12 1DF 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
- 1,742 (2024)
DY12 1DFBewdley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.1%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY12 1DF area is above that, at 81.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 13.7% of households against 20.5%. 54.1% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented13.7%20.5%
- Social rented4.7%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 2.2 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.9%. 20.5% 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 1DF sits in (Bewdley East & Upper Arley): about 1,742 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.