Housing in DY5 4EJ
What the homes in DY5 4EJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Brockmoor & Woodside
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,621 (2024)
DY5 4EJBrierley Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (57.4%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY5 4EJ area is broadly in line with that, at 58%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 19.7% of households against 20.5%. 32.6% own outright and 25.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned58%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.6%1%
- Private rented19.7%20.5%
- Social rented21.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 23.1%. 23.3% 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 4EJ sits in (Brockmoor & Woodside): about 1,621 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.