Housing in DY5 4LL
What the homes in DY5 4LL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Pensett & Kingswinford East
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,508 (2024)
DY5 4LLBrierley Hill
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (81.3%). Flats make up 1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY5 4LL area is above that, at 69.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.9% of households against 20.5%. 37.9% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned69.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented20.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.5%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.5 people living in it. 25.2% 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 18.2%. 26.6% 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 4LL sits in (Pensett & Kingswinford East): about 1,508 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.