Housing in DY3 2EE
What the homes in DY3 2EE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Gornal & The Straits
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,889 (2024)
DY3 2EEDudley
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63.6%). Flats make up 14.6%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY3 2EE area is broadly in line with that, at 57.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.6% of households against 20.5%. 24.9% own outright and 32.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented34.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 28.9% 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 24.2%. 32.2% 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 2EE sits in (Lower Gornal & The Straits): about 1,889 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.