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Housing in DY8 5BB

What the homes in DY8 5BB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Wordsley & Buckpool
Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,750 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

Most homes here are semi-detached (42.9%). Flats make up 12.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DY8 5BBEngland
Detached21.3%22.9%
Semi-detached42.9%31.5%
Terraced23.1%23%
Purpose-built flat4.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building5.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY8 5BB area is broadly in line with that, at 66.2%. The private rented sector is broadly in line with the national picture, at 20.8% of households against 20.5%. 32.8% own outright and 33.4% with a mortgage.

DY8 5BB
66%
21%
13%
England
  • Owned66.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented20.8%20.5%
  • Social rented12.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

Who owns, who rents from whom

DY8 5BBEngland
Owned outright32.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent18.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council12.2%8.3%
From a housing association0.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DY8 5BBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is living alone, under 66, at 20.8%. 24.6% of households include dependent children.

DY8 5BBEngland
Living alone, under 6620.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children18.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over8.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.6%7.7%
Rents

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.

DudleyEngland
All homes£858£1,459
One bedroom£611£1,195
Two bedrooms£782£1,335
Three bedrooms£942£1,489
Four or more£1,249£2,161
Detached£1,084£1,640
Semi-detached£913£1,449
Terraced£870£1,435
Flat or maisonette£681£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren't published for single postcodes, so everything on this tab describes the neighbourhood DY8 5BB sits in (Wordsley & Buckpool): about 1,750 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.

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