CANAL COTTAGES, DY2 0HA House Prices & Local Information

DY2 0HA is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Canal Cottages, 0.6km from Yew Tree Hill in Dudley. Administratively it sits within Netherton, Woodside and St Andrews ward and the Dudley South constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DY2 0HA is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The 35 average age reflects a thriving young professional community — a good mix of renters and first-time buyers, with strong employment rates. 49% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 22% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 37 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 DY2 0HA are sourced from Output Area E00049951 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.