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Housing in DY4 0LY

What the homes in DY4 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Great Bridge & Dudley Port
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,161 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (44.1%). Flats make up 21.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

DY4 0LYEngland
Detached9.5%22.9%
Semi-detached44.1%31.5%
Terraced25.3%23%
Purpose-built flat18.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY4 0LY area is below that, at 52.6%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 25.3% of households against 20.5%. 17.3% own outright and 35.4% with a mortgage.

DY4 0LY
53%
25%
21%
England
  • Owned52.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1%1%
  • Private rented25.3%20.5%
  • Social rented20.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.5%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DY4 0LYEngland
Owned outright17.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent22.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council18.5%8.3%
From a housing association2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 26.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DY4 0LYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 25.4%. 35.4% of households include dependent children.

DY4 0LYEngland
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.5%12.8%
Couple, no children13%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

SandwellEngland
All homes£953£1,459
One bedroom£680£1,195
Two bedrooms£851£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,014£1,489
Four or more£1,405£2,161
Detached£1,249£1,640
Semi-detached£1,026£1,449
Terraced£946£1,435
Flat or maisonette£764£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DY4 0LY sits in (Great Bridge & Dudley Port): about 2,161 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.

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