Dudley: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£360,765

Semi-detached

£242,405

Terraced

£201,851

Flat or maisonette

£119,130

First-time buyers

£206,313

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  307,669 in 1991 → 331,930 in 2024 (+7.9%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £124,856 in 2005 → £232,196 in 2026 (+86.0%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £340 in 2008 → £607 in 2025 (+78.3%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  72.9% in 2004 → 79.7% in 2023 (+9.3%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  3.3% in 2001 → 4.7% in 2025 (+42.4%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,439 in 1997 → £20,171 in 2024 (+113.7%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Dudley; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access97.2% (January 2026) · 15th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.0 t per person (2024) · 51st lowest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access94% (May 2024) · 64th highest of 318
• Anxiety · Health & wellbeing3.0 out of 10 (2022/23) · 99th lowest of 363

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing36.6% (2024/25) · 286th lowest of 296
• Three-year business survival · Economy & work41.6% (2021) · 352nd highest of 374
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£20,171 (2024) · 328th highest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work0.60 jobs per resident (2024) · 308th highest of 350

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)79.1 years · England 80.0 · 89th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)83.1 years · England 83.8 · 91st highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)59.6 years · England 60.9 · 83rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)58.9 years · England 61.3 · 96th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)345.3 per 100k · England 321.0 · 87th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)11.7% · England 10.4 · 98th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)72.2% · England 64.6 · 136th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)63.7% · England 68.3 · 143rd highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.8 score · England 46.0 · 117th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)12.7% · England 5.8 · 145th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)28.0% · England 19.8 · 130th lowest of 153