JOHN STREET, DY5 1HF House Prices & Local Information

DY5 1HF is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on John Street, 0.2km from Dudley Fields in Brierley Hill. Administratively it sits within Brierley Hill ward and the Dudley South constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DY5 1HF is a neighbourhood with pockets of retirees, often in communal or managed housing. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a healthcare and public administration zone — major hospitals and public administration with diverse workforces. Residents average 52 years old — this is a settled, predominantly owner-occupied area with a stable, community-minded population. 45% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 20% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 65 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £166k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 1.2% year-on-year. 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 DY5 1HF are sourced from Output Area E00049353 (shared with 3 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.