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Housing in DY4 9PY

What the homes in DY4 9PY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Tibbington
Council
Sandwell
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,600 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (43.6%). Flats make up 18.4%, below the 22.2% across England.

DY4 9PYEngland
Detached4.6%22.9%
Semi-detached43.6%31.5%
Terraced33.4%23%
Purpose-built flat17.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY4 9PY area is less than half that, at 22.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 4.6% of households against 20.5%. 9.5% own outright and 13.3% with a mortgage.

DY4 9PY
23%
72%
England
  • Owned22.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented4.6%20.5%
  • Social rented71.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.6%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DY4 9PYEngland
Owned outright9.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan13.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent4.1%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council66.6%8.3%
From a housing association5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 19.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DY4 9PYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 26.1%. 46.3% of households include dependent children.

DY4 9PYEngland
Living alone, under 6611.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.3%12.8%
Couple, no children7.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children26.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.7%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children20.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.6%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. 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 9PY sits in (Tibbington): about 1,600 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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