Is Dudley Road in Dudley a nice place to live?

Dudley Road is classified by the ONS as Semi-Detached Ageing. Dudley 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

Dudley Road is located in the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward of the Dudley district in West Midlands.
Coordinates 52.504297, -2.171036
Grid Ref SO884896
Suburb The Straits
Constituency Dudley South

House Prices

The average house price in Dudley Road is 23.87% higher than the rest of Dudley. The last sale we have on record is 157 Dudley Road, that sold for £56,000. The average house price in Dudley is £168,314 as of June 2023.

Average House Prices

Recent sales in Dudley Road

Date No. Type Price
15/08/2023 157 Flat £56,000
28/11/2022 10A Semi £312,500
25/11/2022 6 Semi £250,000
18/11/2022 55 Detached £325,000
04/11/2022 STOUR COURT Flat £162,000
04/11/2022 WORKING MENS CLUB £385,000
25/10/2022 62 £200,000
17/10/2022 153 £300,000
07/10/2022 125A Semi £250,000
08/07/2022 ECONOMY FUELS £550,000

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

Crime in Dudley Road, West Midlands

There were 2 street crime incidents in Dudley 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 Dudley Road
# Category Outcome
1 Possession Of Weapons Under investigation
2 Violent Crime Under investigation

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 Dudley 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 Dudley Road, when compared to the average EIMD rank for the Kingswinford North and Wall Heath ward

Social economic statistics for Dudley 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 Dudley Road is on the top 10% of most deprived LSOAs, conversely a score of 10 would mean Dudley 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 Dudley Road experiencing deprivation relating to low income.
Residents in around Dudley 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 Dudley Road involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes the unemployed, those who are sick or disabled, or have caring responsibilities.
Residents in Dudley 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 Dudley 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 Dudley Road, from outside living quality, housing quality, access to services and crime.
Residents in Dudley Road are in the top 20% least deprived in the country

2021 Census for Dudley Road

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

Unemployment in Dudley 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 Dudley Road residents were unemployed during the Covid 19 pandemic

Retirees (OAPs) in Dudley Road

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

Home ownership in Dudley Road

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

Country of Birth of Dudley Road residents

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

Dudley Road Summary

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

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