Housing in DY4 8BB
What the homes in DY4 8BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,254 (2024)
DY4 8BBTipton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (67.8%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY4 8BB area is well above that, at 90.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 7.3% of households against 20.5%. 60.1% own outright and 30.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned90.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented7.3%20.5%
- Social rented1.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 25.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 18.3%. 18.9% 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 DY4 8BB sits in (Dudley Priory & Wrens Nest): about 1,254 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.