Is Dawley Road in Dudley a nice place to live?

Dawley Road is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Dawley Road is in the lowest 20% of postcodes for crime (see map). The road has a very low level of deprivation compared to the rest of the country.

Geography

Dawley Road is located in the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.505176, -2.172218
Grid Ref SO884897
Suburb The Straits
Constituency Dudley South
Postcodes DY6 9BH

House Prices

The average house price in Dawley Road is 51.04% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 28 Dawley Road, that sold for £415,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Dawley Road

Date No. Type Price
17/06/2022 28 Detached £415,000
21/02/2020 32 Semi £272,500

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

Crime in Dawley Road, West Midlands

There were 1 street crime incidents in Dawley Road in September 2024. These are the latest figures released by West-midlands Police Force.
Source: data.police.uk, Statistics date: September 2024
September 2024 Crime Incidents in Dawley Road
# Category Outcome
1 Other Theft Investigation complete; no suspect identified

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 Dawley Road and compared that to the average for the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward.

You are less likely to be a victim of personal crime in Dawley Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Dawley Road

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 Dawley Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Dawley Road 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 Dawley Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Dawley Road are in the top 30% least income deprived in the country.

Employment Deprivation

The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of working-age residents in and around Dawley Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dawley Road are in the top 40% least 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 Dawley Road are experiencing average levels of health & disability deprivation

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 Dawley Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dawley Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Dawley Road

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

Unemployment in Dawley Road

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.
1.49% of Dawley Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dawley Road

The proportion of retirees in a road should give you an indication of the demographics of Dawley Road. The proportion of retirees on Dawley Road is 19.83% higher than the national average of 18.6%.
38.43% of Dawley Road residents were retired during the last census

Home ownership in Dawley Road

The proportion of home owners on Dawley Road is 30.54% higher than the national average of 62%. 5.22% of properties in Dawley Road are private rented and 2.24% are social rented.
92.54% of residents of Dawley Road own their home

Country of Birth of Dawley Road residents

The proportion if Dawley Road residents born in the UK is 11.24% higher than the England national average of 82.65%. 6.11% of Dawley Road residents were born outside the UK.
93.89% of Dawley Road residents were born in the UK

Dawley Road Summary

Dawley Road has a higher level of home ownership than the national average. This is an indicator that finding private rented accomodation in Dawley Road maybe difficult.

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