Housing in DY12 2AN
What the homes in DY12 2AN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest
- Council
- Wyre Forest
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,575 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
DY12 2ANBewdley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (22.2%). Flats make up 30.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.7% of households in the DY12 2AN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 30.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 47.3% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented30.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 45.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.5%). 11.8% 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 2AN (Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest) (about 1,575 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.