Housing in DY14 8UP
What the homes in DY14 8UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Highley & Ditton Priors
- Council
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,234 (2024)
DY14 8UPKidderminster
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (57.4%). Flats make up 1.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY14 8UP area is above that, at 79.3%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 14.8% of households against 20.5%. 61.7% own outright and 17.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned79.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented14.8%20.5%
- Social rented5.6%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. 24% 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 22%. 14.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Shropshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Shropshire, August 2026, +4.3% 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 DY14 8UP sits in (Highley & Ditton Priors): about 2,234 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.