Housing in DY12 2JS
What the homes in DY12 2JS 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
- 1,460 (2024)
DY12 2JSBewdley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (46.7%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY12 2JS area is above that, at 83.1%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.1% of households against 20.5%. 56.7% own outright and 26.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned83.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented8.2%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 2.1 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.9%. 17.4% 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 2JS sits in (Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest): about 1,460 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.