Housing in DY8 2JS
What the homes in DY8 2JS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Oldswinford & Pedmore
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,548 (2024)
DY8 2JSStourbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are detached (57.4%). Flats make up 11%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY8 2JS area is well above that, at 89.8%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.3% of households against 20.5%. 55.1% own outright and 34.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned89.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.3%20.5%
- Social rented0.9%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 2.3 people living in it. 26.9% 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 21.3%. 23% 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 DY8 2JS sits in (Oldswinford & Pedmore): about 1,548 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.