Housing in DY8 4EF
What the homes in DY8 4EF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawbush
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,677 (2024)
DY8 4EFStourbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (43.5%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY8 4EF area is above that, at 76.8%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.2% of households against 20.5%. 31.3% own outright and 45.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned76.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented20.2%20.5%
- Social rented3%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 2.1 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 25.6%. 24.5% 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 4EF sits in (Hawbush): about 1,677 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.