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Postcode · Tipton

Housing in DY4 8GG

What the homes in DY4 8GG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tipton
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,845 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (35.4%). Flats make up 39.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.

DY4 8GGEngland
Detached7.6%22.9%
Semi-detached26.6%31.5%
Terraced26.1%23%
Purpose-built flat35.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

36.1% of households in the DY4 8GG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 35% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.

DY4 8GG
36%
35%
28%
England
  • Owned36.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented35%20.5%
  • Social rented27.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.8%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DY4 8GGEngland
Owned outright18.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan17.6%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent32.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council19%8.3%
From a housing association8.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DY4 8GGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.1%). 25.7% of households include dependent children.

DY4 8GGEngland
Living alone, under 6631.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.1%12.8%
Couple, no children11.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.6%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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than 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 the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY4 8GG (Tipton) (about 1,845 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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