Housing in DY4 8PW
What the homes in DY4 8PW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Tipton
- Council
- Sandwell
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,724 (2024)
DY4 8PWTipton
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (36.9%). Flats make up 38.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40% of households in the DY4 8PW area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 18.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned40%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented46%17.1%
- Lives rent free3.3%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 40.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (20.7%). 23.6% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY4 8PW (Tipton) (about 1,724 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.