Housing in DY3 2BX
What the homes in DY3 2BX are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Upper Gornal & Ruiton
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,922 (2024)
DY3 2BXDudley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (32.1%). Flats make up 34.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY3 2BX area is below that, at 53.4%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.6% of households against 20.5%. 28.4% own outright and 25% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.7%1%
- Private rented8.6%20.5%
- Social rented35.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%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. 33.3% 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 19.1%. 30.7% 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 DY3 2BX sits in (Upper Gornal & Ruiton): about 1,922 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.