Housing in DY5 3UN
What the homes in DY5 3UN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brierley Hill
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,644 (2024)
DY5 3UNBrierley Hill
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.4%). Flats make up 15.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
49.3% of households in the DY5 3UN area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.6% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.1% own outright and 24.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned49.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented29.6%20.5%
- Social rented20%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.6%). 27.1% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY5 3UN (Brierley Hill) (about 1,644 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.