Housing in DY8 5UP
What the homes in DY8 5UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hawbush
- Council
- Dudley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,650 (2024)
DY8 5UPStourbridge
What homes look like here
Most homes here are semi-detached (70.7%). Flats make up 3.4%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
Across England, 61.3% of households own their home; the DY8 5UP area is below that, at 45.7%. The private rented sector is less than half the national picture, at 9.7% of households against 20.5%. 20.5% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned45.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.7%20.5%
- Social rented43.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free1%0.1%
Who owns, who rents from whom
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is couple with dependent children, at 18.5%. 33.3% 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 5UP sits in (Hawbush): about 1,650 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.