Housing in DY6 8PS
What the homes in DY6 8PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wordsley & Buckpool
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,247 (2024)
DY6 8PSKingswinford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (61.9%). Flats make up 12.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY6 8PS area is above that, at 84.8%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 11.6% of households against 20.5%. 56.5% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned84.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented11.6%20.5%
- Social rented2.6%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 2.1 people living in it. 35.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, 66 and over, at 20.3%. 15% 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 DY6 8PS sits in (Wordsley & Buckpool): about 1,247 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.