Housing in DY5 3TH
What the homes in DY5 3TH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawbush
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,780 (2024)
DY5 3THBrierley Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (85.5%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY5 3TH area is well below that, at 40.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.5% of households against 20.5%. 19.7% own outright and 20.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented11.5%20.5%
- Social rented47.4%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 2.6 people living in it. 25.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 24%. 36.1% 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 3TH sits in (Hawbush): about 1,780 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.