Housing in DY3 3EF
What the homes in DY3 3EF 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
- 1,384 (2024)
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What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (60.2%). Flats make up 3.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY3 3EF area is well above that, at 91.2%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.5% of households against 20.5%. 64.9% own outright and 26.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned91.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.5%20.5%
- Social rented0.9%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 2.2 people living in it. 31.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 22.9%. 18.7% 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 3EF sits in (Lower Gornal & The Straits): about 1,384 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.