DUDLEY ROAD, B18 4HE House Prices & Local Information

B18 4HE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Dudley Road, 0.8km from Rotton Park in Smethwick. Administratively it sits within Soho and Victoria ward and the Warley constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, B18 4HE is a busy family neighbourhood — lots of children, diverse backgrounds. During the day, non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 27) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 70% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. The area has a notably diverse population — 100% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Sandwell. Full-time employment stands at 14% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 69 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. 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 B18 4HE are sourced from Output Area E00177425 (shared with 27 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.