2bed house in Dudley

Dereton close Dudley, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1

What it's like to live in Dudley

At a glance

This 2-bedroom house in Dudley is a council home let by Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council, offered for mutual exchange. It has a ground floor entrance, a private garden and off-road parking. The rent is £397.00 a month. The tenant wants a bigger home, ideally a house with 3 bedrooms, in or near Dudley.

Bedrooms
2
Property type
House
Rent / monthly
397.00
Ground floor
Entrance
Parking
Off-road parking
Council tax
Band A
about £1,430 a year
Garden
Private garden

Looking for

House 3-1 beds Dudley (within 3 miles) Looking to upsize

What tenants say about Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Tenants satisfied overall69.5% Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council71.8% Sector median
Satisfied with repairs76.1% Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council73.6% Sector median
Satisfied with complaints handling36.9% Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council35.5% Sector median
89.6%Emergency repairs done on time
27Housing Ombudsman decisions published19 with a finding against the landlord

Sources: Regulator of Social Housing Tenant Satisfaction Measures 2024/25; Housing Ombudsman decisions archive (checked 11 Oct 2026).

Rent and demand around Dudley

How the rent compares

This home£91.62 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes
Council average£93.68 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes
Housing association average£111.97 Weekly rent, 2 bed homes

Averages are social rents in the Dudley council area, 2024/25. This home's monthly rent is shown as a weekly figure. A listed rent may include service charges, which the averages leave out.

3,852households on the Dudley waiting list31 March 2025
2.6households waiting for every social home let in a year1,472 homes let in 2024 to 2025

A swap doesn't use the waiting list: two tenants trade homes with their landlords' permission. More about living in Dudley →

Nearby

Schools

  • Russells Hall Primary School 0.3 mi
  • Pegasus Academy 0.3 mi
  • Cherry Tree Learning Centre 0.4 mi
  • Sutton School 0.4 mi
  • Woodside Primary School and Nursery 0.6 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food 1 mi
  • Aldi 1 mi
  • Asda 1 mi
  • Sharif & Sons. Supermarket 1 mi
  • Heron Foods 1 mi

Train stations

  • Cradley Heath 3 mi
  • Tipton 3 mi
  • Lye 3 mi
  • Coseley 3 mi
  • Dudley Port 3 mi

Bus stops

  • Bushey Fields Rd / Ashenhurst Rd 0.0 mi
  • Middlepark Rd / The Oval 0.0 mi
  • Ashenhurst Rd / The Oval 0.0 mi
  • Russells Hall Hospit / East Side Russells Hall 0.1 mi
  • Overfield Rd / Pearce Close 0.1 mi

Distances are as the crow flies. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Local crime

Like every neighbourhood, this area has police incidents logged each month: 229 within about a mile in August 2026, most of them minor. A one-mile circle around a busy street or station always records far more than the quiet roads inside it. Source: data.police.uk (Open Government Licence; locations are approximate).

Anti-social behaviour reports7
Vehicle crime12
Bicycle theft2
Shoplifting16
Other theft19
Theft from the person1

The landlord

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Council · Council tenancy

  • 20,731 social homes
  • 55% Ombudsman maladministration rate
Full landlord profile

The full landlord profile shows their complaints history, typical rents and the areas they cover. Tenant satisfaction scores are further down this page.

The tenant

Listed 21 Oct 2026

Last active 21 Oct 2026

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