Housing in DY4 7BB
What the homes in DY4 7BB 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
- 2,726 (2024)
DY4 7BBTipton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (38.6%). Flats make up 17.6%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY4 7BB area is broadly in line with that, at 67.3%. The private rented sector is above the national picture, at 27.7% of households against 20.5%. 26% own outright and 41.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned67.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented27.7%20.5%
- Social rented4.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%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. 24% 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 25%. 33.1% 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 7BB sits in (Great Bridge & Dudley Port): about 2,726 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.