Housing in DY4 8RT
What the homes in DY4 8RT 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)
DY4 8RTTipton
What homes look like here
Most homes here are purpose-built flat (35.4%). Flats make up 39.5%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY4 8RT area is well below that, at 36.1%. The private rented sector is well above the national picture, at 35% of households against 20.5%. 18.6% own outright and 17.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned36.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented35%20.5%
- Social rented27.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.8%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. 39.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 31.1%. 25.7% 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 8RT sits in (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.