Housing in DY12 2LS
What the homes in DY12 2LS 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)
DY12 2LSBewdley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (22.2%). Flats make up 30.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY12 2LS area is broadly in line with that, at 65.7%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 30.6% of households against 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%
Who owns, who rents from whom
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 living alone, under 66, at 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DY12 2LS sits in (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.