Housing in DY7 6LY
What the homes in DY7 6LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Kinver
- Council
- South Staffordshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,821 (2024)
DY7 6LYStourbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (76.3%). Flats make up 4.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY7 6LY area is well above that, at 89.6%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.1% of households against 20.5%. 50.9% own outright and 38.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.6%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9.1%20.5%
- Social rented1%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 2.5 people living in it. 19.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is family, all aged 66 and over, at 20.5%. 22% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in South Staffordshire
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Staffordshire, August 2026, +5.8% 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 DY7 6LY sits in (Kinver): about 1,821 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.