EDWARD STREET, DY1 2AE House Prices & Local Information

DY1 2AE is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Edward Street, 0.4km from Eve Hill in Dudley (Dudley). Administratively it sits within St James's ward and the Dudley North constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DY1 2AE is a mixed area of service workers, students and families in semi-detached housing. By day, the area transitions to a industrial units character: non-white workforce in manufacturing and transport. With residents averaging 34 years old, this is a classic professional renter's neighbourhood — energetic, sociable, and career-focused. 26% 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 Dudley. Full-time employment stands at 17% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. Property: With prices averaging £135k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 19.6% 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 DY1 2AE are sourced from Output Area E00049982 (shared with 293 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.