Housing in DY2 8EG
What the homes in DY2 8EG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dixons Green
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,896 (2024)
DY2 8EGDudley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (45.4%). Flats make up 9.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY2 8EG area is below that, at 47%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.5% of households against 20.5%. 20.9% own outright and 26.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned47%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented39.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.7 people living in it. 25.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 23.2%. 36.5% 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 8EG sits in (Dixons Green): about 1,896 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.