Amblecote East

Dudley · West Midlands · population 6,721 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,993 of 6,856 in England
  • #178 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #13 of 43 in Dudley
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,784
Median age (est.)46
Density4,326per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above20%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 5%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 10%Other: 18%
One person 26%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 10%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Administrative 13% · Professional 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Administrative13%
Professional13%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Caring & leisure10%
Elementary10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 4%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 93%Asian 4%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 38% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Amblecote East is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,993 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 43 in Dudley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (80) and lowest on Education (43). Typical homes here, about £247,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 66 sales), in line with the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Typical household take-home income is around £35,291 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 36 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 59 · #2,781
Employment 60 · #2,761
Education 43 · #3,905
Health 66 · #2,356
Crime 77 · #1,582
Housing & access 80 · #1,335
Living environment 61 · #2,672

House prices ?

£247,250median (12m) · +15.0% yr · n=66
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£247,25066+15.0%+32.8%
Detached£300,00017+20.2%+26.3%
Semi-detached£230,00031+5.1%+26.4%
Terraced£196,00014+0.5%+20.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£247,250
Dudley£241,250
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£35,291±£5,028 · #4,938 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,929
Price-to-income ?7.0×typical home ÷ net income — similar to the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

36 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 242 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #910 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences90
Theft34
Burglary41
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson22
Public order & weapons15
Drugs5
Robbery2
Other4

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 6 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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