Housing in DY5 2QA
What the homes in DY5 2QA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Amblecote East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,276 (2024)
DY5 2QABrierley Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (56.4%). Flats make up 13.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY5 2QA area is above that, at 77%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.8% of households against 20.5%. 48.5% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned77%61.3%
- Shared ownership9.2%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented1.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.8%. 18.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Dudley
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dudley, August 2026, +3.4% 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 DY5 2QA sits in (Amblecote East): about 1,276 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.