Dudley
Local authority in West Midlands · 203 neighbourhoods
Areas
43 areasAgainst West Midlands: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is West Midlands's middle.
- Norton South · DY84 neighbourhoods£3,670 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Withymoor Village · DY54 neighbourhoods£3,570 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pedmore Fields · DY94 neighbourhoods£3,490 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hayley Green · B635 neighbourhoods£3,480 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Wall Heath · DY65 neighbourhoods£3,480 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Halesowen East · B624 neighbourhoods£3,470 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Oldswinford & Pedmore · DY94 neighbourhoods£3,430 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sedgley West · DY35 neighbourhoods£3,340 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Ashwood · DY84 neighbourhoods£3,310 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Kingswinford South · DY66 neighbourhoods£3,270 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £2,950 per m² · West Midlands £2,960 per m²
- By type
- Flat £135k · Terraced £209k · Semi £238k · Detached £357k
- Neighbourhoods
- 203
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of West Midlands's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 77.5 per 1,000 a year · West Midlands 84.7
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; West Midlands pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
97 state schools- Primary
- 78
- Secondary
- 19
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among West Midlands's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £47,000 a year · typical West Midlands neighbourhood £48,200
- Social renting
- 13% of homes · typical West Midlands neighbourhood 13%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 26% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 25% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of West Midlands's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Dudley safe?
Police recorded about 77.5 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, about the same as West Midlands as a whole (84.7). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in Dudley?
Homes sold for a typical £2,950 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as West Midlands as a whole (£2,960 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £205,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Dudley?
There are 78 state primary and 19 state secondary schools inside Dudley's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Dudley a deprived area?
26% of Dudley's 203 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 25% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.