CASTLE STREET, DY1 1LA House Prices & Local Information

DY1 1LA is an up-and-coming urban area on Castle Street, 0.8km from Old Dock in Dudley (Dudley). Administratively it sits within St Thomas's ward and the Dudley North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DY1 1LA is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. During the day, urban high streets with mixed ethnicity and businesses. The community skews young professional (average age 34) — expect a mix of renters, sharers, and first-time buyers. 26% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 62% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Dudley. Full-time employment stands at 21% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are high (224 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. Property: Prices average £455k. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for DY1 1LA are sourced from Output Area E00050036 (shared with 38 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.