Housing in DY8 3YJ
What the homes in DY8 3YJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,586 (2024)
DY8 3YJStourbridge
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (40.3%). Flats make up 13.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
81.3% of households in the DY8 3YJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.5% own outright and 37.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned81.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented14.6%20.5%
- Social rented3.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (21.3%). 27.3% 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). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DY8 3YJ (Stourbridge Town & Old Quarter) (about 1,586 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.