Residential dwellings
23,700
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
DY8 rents and yields
Asking rent £1,032/month · Gross yield 4.5% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
What is DY8?
DY8: residential dwellings 23,700.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.2%
DY8 ranks 3rd of 7 neighbouring postcode districts for HMO-shaped dwellings.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 21,613
- Mixed-use buildings
- 96%
- HMO-shaped units
- 17%
- EPC A or B
- 7.8%
- EPC D or worse
- 60%
What does DY8 earn?
DY8: asking rent £1,032/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 391 lets).
Asking rent
£1,032/month 12 months to Sep 2026
391 lets
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 391 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.5% 12 months to Sep 2026
539 lets
+14.8% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 539 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
102 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
How does DY8 vary by home size?
Asking rent in DY8 runs from £739/month for 1 bedroom to £1,229/month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £739/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | — | 102 |
| 2 bedrooms | £1,006/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +13.6% on the previous 12 months | 285 |
| 3 bedrooms | £1,229/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 111 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns DY8?
Corporate landlords hold 82% of the 605 units in DY8 whose freeholder is classified; 98% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords82% of classified · 498 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)13% of classified · 77 units
- Housing associations3.6% of classified · 22 units
- RMC1.3% of classified · 8 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does DY8 rank?
DY8 ranks 3rd of 7 postcode districts in Dudley for asking rent, at £1,032/month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Dudley
DY8 ranks 3rd of 7 postcode districts in Dudley for asking rent, at £1,032/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DY3 | £1,054/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 140 | measured |
| 2 | DY6 | £1,037/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 131 | measured |
| 3 | DY8 | £1,032/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 391 | measured |
| 4 | B63 | £992/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 381 | measured |
| 5 | DY1 | £929/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 276 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Dudley
DY8 ranks 6th of 7 postcode districts in Dudley for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DY2 | 4.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 412 | measured |
| 2 | DY1 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 476 | measured |
| 3 | DY5 | 4.8% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 501 | measured |
| 4 | B63 | 4.6% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 448 | measured |
| 5 | DY3 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 215 | measured |
| 6 | DY8 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 539 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across postcode districts in Dudley
Where next from DY8?
- DudleyThe wider market this area sits in.
- B63Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,162/m² · Sep 2026
- DY1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,835/m² · Sep 2026
- DY2Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,833/m² · Sep 2026
- DY3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,074/m² · Sep 2026
- DY5Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,806/m² · Sep 2026
- DY6Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £3,339/m² · Sep 2026
- DY10Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,217/m² · Sep 2026
- DY7Next door, in another authority · Asking £5,795/m² · Sep 2026
- DY9Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,493/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about DY8
- What is the average rent in DY8?
- Homes to let in DY8 asked a median £1,032/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 391 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in DY8?
- 4.5% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 539 lets. +14.8% on the previous 12 months.
- What kind of homes are in DY8?
- DY8 has 23,700 homes, 0.2% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about DY8
- Property values in DY8Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in DY8Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in DY8What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in DY8What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in DY8Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in DY8What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in DY8Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 391 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 539 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |