diff --git a/esphome/components/statsd/__init__.py b/esphome/components/statsd/__init__.py
index 16df864082..0a0c4a59fb 100644
--- a/esphome/components/statsd/__init__.py
+++ b/esphome/components/statsd/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import esphome.codegen as cg
-from esphome.components import binary_sensor, sensor
+from esphome.components import binary_sensor, sensor, socket
 from esphome.components.const import CONF_HOST
 import esphome.config_validation as cv
 from esphome.const import (
@@ -35,16 +35,21 @@ CONFIG_BINARY_SENSORS_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
     }
 )
 
-CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.Schema(
-    {
-        cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(StatsdComponent),
-        cv.Required(CONF_HOST): cv.string_strict,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_PORT, default=8125): cv.port,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_PREFIX, default=""): cv.string_strict,
-        cv.Optional(CONF_SENSORS): cv.ensure_list(CONFIG_SENSORS_SCHEMA),
-        cv.Optional(CONF_BINARY_SENSORS): cv.ensure_list(CONFIG_BINARY_SENSORS_SCHEMA),
-    }
-).extend(cv.polling_component_schema("10s"))
+CONFIG_SCHEMA = cv.All(
+    cv.Schema(
+        {
+            cv.GenerateID(): cv.declare_id(StatsdComponent),
+            cv.Required(CONF_HOST): cv.string_strict,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_PORT, default=8125): cv.port,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_PREFIX, default=""): cv.string_strict,
+            cv.Optional(CONF_SENSORS): cv.ensure_list(CONFIG_SENSORS_SCHEMA),
+            cv.Optional(CONF_BINARY_SENSORS): cv.ensure_list(
+                CONFIG_BINARY_SENSORS_SCHEMA
+            ),
+        }
+    ).extend(cv.polling_component_schema("10s")),
+    socket.consume_sockets(1, "statsd", socket.SocketType.UDP),
+)
 
 
 async def to_code(config: ConfigType) -> None:
diff --git a/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.cpp b/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.cpp
index 12af8345f1..1c9474bdb7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.cpp
@@ -13,28 +13,15 @@ static const uint16_t SEND_THRESHOLD = 1024;
 ESPHOME_LOG_TAG(TAG, "statsD");
 
 void StatsdComponent::setup() {
-#ifndef USE_ESP8266
-  this->sock_ = esphome::socket::socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-
-  struct sockaddr_in source;
-  source.sin_family = AF_INET;
-  source.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
-  source.sin_port = htons(this->port_);
-  this->sock_->bind((struct sockaddr *) &source, sizeof(source));
+  this->sock_ = esphome::socket::socket_udp_send(AF_INET, 0);
+  if (!this->sock_) {
+    this->mark_failed(LOG_STR("Could not create socket"));
+    return;
+  }
 
   this->destination_.sin_family = AF_INET;
   this->destination_.sin_port = htons(this->port_);
   this->destination_.sin_addr.s_addr = inet_addr(this->host_);
-#endif
-}
-
-StatsdComponent::~StatsdComponent() {
-#ifndef USE_ESP8266
-  if (!this->sock_) {
-    return;
-  }
-  this->sock_->close();
-#endif
 }
 
 void StatsdComponent::dump_config() {
@@ -141,19 +128,7 @@ void StatsdComponent::update() {
 }
 
 void StatsdComponent::send_(std::string *out) {
-  if (out->empty()) {
-    return;
-  }
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
-  IPAddress ip;
-  ip.fromString(this->host_);
-
-  this->sock_.beginPacket(ip, this->port_);
-  this->sock_.write((const uint8_t *) out->c_str(), out->length());
-  this->sock_.endPacket();
-
-#else
-  if (!this->sock_) {
+  if (out->empty() || !this->sock_) {
     return;
   }
 
@@ -162,7 +137,6 @@ void StatsdComponent::send_(std::string *out) {
   if (n_bytes != static_cast<int>(out->length())) {
     ESP_LOGE(TAG, "Failed to send UDP packed (%d of %d)", n_bytes, out->length());
   }
-#endif
 }
 
 }  // namespace esphome::statsd
diff --git a/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.h b/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.h
index 7cbde6d743..a12cc65810 100644
--- a/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.h
+++ b/esphome/components/statsd/statsd.h
@@ -20,17 +20,10 @@
 #include "esphome/components/logger/logger.h"
 #endif
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
-#include "WiFiUdp.h"
-#include "IPAddress.h"
-#endif
-
 namespace esphome::statsd {
 
 class StatsdComponent final : public PollingComponent {
  public:
-  ~StatsdComponent();
-
   void setup() override;
   void dump_config() override;
   void update() override;
@@ -71,12 +64,8 @@ class StatsdComponent final : public PollingComponent {
 
   std::vector<sensors_t> sensors_;
 
-#ifdef USE_ESP8266
-  WiFiUDP sock_;
-#else
-  std::unique_ptr<esphome::socket::Socket> sock_;
-  struct sockaddr_in destination_;
-#endif
+  std::unique_ptr<esphome::socket::UDPSendSocket> sock_;
+  struct sockaddr_in destination_ {};
 
   void send_(std::string *out);
 };