City Profile • Local Authority

Dudley

Dudley is a local authority district comprising 12 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £245k, reflecting a downward trend of 0.9% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 77 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

324,969
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

12 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Dudley authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English82.4%
Pakistani4.6%
Indian2.4%
White: Other White1.9%
White and Black Caribbean1.6%
Caribbean1.1%

Age Profile

50-54 years7.3%
55-59 years6.9%
30-34 years6.6%
25-29 years6.3%
35-39 years6.2%
45-49 years6.2%

Top Occupations

Professional16.8%
Skilled trades12.4%
Associate professional12.0%
Administrative and secretarial10.6%
Managers and directors10.6%
Elementary occupations10.5%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright37.3%
Owned: Mortgage29.1%
Social rented: Council15.4%
Private rented: Landlord12.1%
Social rented: Other3.6%
Private rented: Other1.7%

Area DNA

family9/10
health8/10
safety6/10
homeown6/10
transit1/10
affluence3/10
diversity5/10
employment2/10
investment6/10