Housing in DY12 2LA
What the homes in DY12 2LA 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
- 1,414 (2024)
DY12 2LABewdley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (59.8%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY12 2LA area is well above that, at 87%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7% of households against 20.5%. 60.4% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned87%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.7%1%
- Private rented7%20.5%
- Social rented5.2%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 2.2 people living in it. 26.5% 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 23.3%. 17.6% 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 2LA sits in (Bewdley West, Ribbesford & Far Forest): about 1,414 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.