Housing in DY4 0JS
What the homes in DY4 0JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Ocker Hill
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
DY4 0JSTipton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are terraced (41.6%). Flats make up 6.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY4 0JS area is below that, at 47.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 8.2% of households against 20.5%. 25.1% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned47.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.2%20.5%
- Social rented43.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.7%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 21.9% 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 19.1%. 32.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sandwell
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sandwell, August 2026, +8% 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 DY4 0JS sits in (Ocker Hill): about 1,552 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.