Housing in DY3 2DN
What the homes in DY3 2DN 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
- 1,465 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (37.4%). Flats make up 23.9%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY3 2DN area is well below that, at 33.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 10.2% of households against 20.5%. 16.1% own outright and 17.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned33.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented10.2%20.5%
- Social rented53.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 33.2% 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 22.3%. 33% 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 2DN sits in (Upper Gornal & Ruiton): about 1,465 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.