Housing in DY5 3UP
What the homes in DY5 3UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wordsley & Buckpool
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,559 (2024)
DY5 3UPBrierley Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (82.6%). Flats make up 2.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY5 3UP area is above that, at 71.6%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.3% of households against 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned71.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.3%20.5%
- Social rented16.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 27.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 18.4%. 25.6% 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 3UP sits in (Wordsley & Buckpool): about 1,559 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.