Housing in DY6 8RT
What the homes in DY6 8RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingswinford South
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,222 (2024)
DY6 8RTKingswinford
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (54.3%). Flats make up 2.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY6 8RT area is above that, at 81.3%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.6% of households against 20.5%. 54.3% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented9.6%20.5%
- Social rented8.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%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. 27.8% 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 20.5%. 21.2% 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 8RT sits in (Kingswinford South): about 1,222 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.