Housing in DY2 7HS
What the homes in DY2 7HS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dixons Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,406 (2024)
DY2 7HSDudley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (29.9%). Flats make up 40.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY2 7HS area is well below that, at 32.9%. The private rented sector is more than double the national picture, at 50.7% of households against 20.5%. 15.7% own outright and 17.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented50.7%20.5%
- Social rented16.2%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 2.4 people living in it. 38.5% 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 34%. 27.5% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Dudley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dudley, August 2026, +3.4% 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 DY2 7HS sits in (Dixons Green): about 3,406 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.