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Housing in DY4 8UP

What the homes in DY4 8UP 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
1,793 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are purpose-built flat (34.4%). Flats make up 36.6%, well above the 22.2% across England.

DY4 8UPEngland
Detached18.7%22.9%
Semi-detached24.9%31.5%
Terraced19.8%23%
Purpose-built flat34.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY4 8UP area is well below that, at 41.2%. The private rented sector is below the national picture, at 16.6% of households against 20.5%. 22.1% own outright and 19.1% with a mortgage.

DY4 8UP
41%
17%
41%
England
  • Owned41.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented16.6%20.5%
  • Social rented41.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.4%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DY4 8UPEngland
Owned outright22.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan19.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.3%2.2%
From the council34.8%8.3%
From a housing association6.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.6 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DY4 8UPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 24.2%. 27% of households include dependent children.

DY4 8UPEngland
Living alone, under 6624.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over7.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households11.2%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. Published by council, not 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 everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DY4 8UP sits in (Great Bridge & Dudley Port): about 1,793 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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