Is Hill Street in Dudley a nice place to live?

Hill Street is classified by the ONS as Pakistani Communities. Hill Street is in the top 30% of highest crime postcodes (see map). The road is in the top 20% most deprived in the country.

Geography

Hill Street is located in the Cradley and Wollescote ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.455942, -2.107922
Grid Ref SO927842
Suburb Lye
Constituency Stourbridge

House Prices

The average house price in Hill Street is 10.61% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 15A Hill Street, that sold for £150,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Hill Street

Date No. Type Price
15/12/2022 15A Terrace £150,000
01/12/2022 35 Semi £195,000
28/11/2022 36 Semi £189,000
25/11/2022 16 Detached £165,000
12/09/2022 29B Semi £242,500
09/09/2022 63 Terrace £330,000
03/08/2022 38 Terrace £131,000
17/06/2022 16 Semi £160,000
26/04/2022 24 Terrace £262,000
22/04/2022 3 Terrace £176,000

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime in Hill Street, West Midlands

There were no street crime incidents recorded by West-midlands Police in Hill Street during September 2024.

Crime Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) government statistics have a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal crime. We have taken the lower super output area (LSOA) that includes Hill Street and compared that to the average for the Cradley and Wollescote ward.

You are more likely to be a victim of personal crime in Hill Street, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Cradley and Wollescote ward

Social economic statistics for Hill Street

These statistics are taken from the English Index of Multiple Deprivation's decile figures, with 1 being the worst and 10 being the best. As these are decile figures, a score of 1 for example would mean Hill Street is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Hill Street is in the top 10% of least deprived LSOAs in the country.

Income Deprivation

The Income Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the population in and around Hill Street experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Hill Street are in the top 10% of most income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Hill Street involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Hill Street are in the top 10% of the most employment deprived in the country

Health & Disability Deprivation

The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health. This does not include aspects of behaviour or the environment that may be lead to predicted future health and disability problems.
Residents in Hill Street are in the top 30% of the most health & disability deprived in the country

Index of Multiple Deprivation

The Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) is an overall relative measure of deprivation constructed by combining seven measures of deprivation. It encapsulates a broad socio-economic view of Hill Street, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Hill Street are in the top 20% of the most deprived in the country

2021 Census for Hill Street

We chosen some choice data from the 2021 census, that will hopefully give you socio-economic a snapshot of Hill Street.

Unemployment in Hill Street

The census is now the only reliable source to find the proportion of residents that are unemployed or under-employed as the Department for Work and pensions no longer do so and haven't since the introduction of Universal Credit.
4.42% of Hill Street residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Hill Street

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Hill Street. The proportion of retirees on Hill Street is 0.91% lower than the national average of 18.6%.
17.69% of Hill Street residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Hill Street

The proportion of home owners on Hill Street is 0.77% higher than the national average of 62%. 25.55% of properties in Hill Street are private rented and 10.22% are social rented.
62.77% of residents of Hill Street own their home

Country of Birth of Hill Street residents

The proportion if Hill Street residents born in the UK is 11.18% lower than the England national average of 82.65%. 28.53% of Hill Street residents were born outside the UK.
71.47% of Hill Street residents were born in the UK

Hill Street Summary

With house prices in Hill Street less than the average for West Midlands and very high levels of income depirvation, this is an indicator of a very poor road. Hill Street is the the top 10% of income deprivated streets in England. Hill Street has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Hill Street maybe difficult.

Hill Street has very high levels of employment deprivation, suggesting that finding work in the local area maybe harder compared to the rest of the country.

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