Housing in DY8 4SU
What the homes in DY8 4SU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Wollaston
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,436 (2024)
DY8 4SUStourbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (63.6%). Flats make up 16.2%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY8 4SU area is above that, at 73.9%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9% of households against 20.5%. 42.7% own outright and 31.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned73.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented9%20.5%
- Social rented16.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.3%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. 34.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple, no children, at 20.5%. 19.3% 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. Published by council, not by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DY8 4SU sits in (Wollaston): about 1,436 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.