Housing in DY8 3HL
What the homes in DY8 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Norton North
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,356 (2024)
DY8 3HLStourbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (53.9%). Flats make up 9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY8 3HL area is above that, at 75.2%. The private rented sector is well below the national picture, at 10.6% of households against 20.5%. 41.1% own outright and 34.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned75.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented10.6%20.5%
- Social rented13.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 34.7% 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 18.9%. 24.9% 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 3HL sits in (Norton North): about 1,356 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.