Cradley East

Dudley · West Midlands · population 10,285 · 6 LSOAs

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

30Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,776 of 6,856 in England
  • #453 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #28 of 43 in Dudley
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,214
Median age (est.)38
Density3,930per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above23%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 23%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 23%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades12%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant9%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 7%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 5%
White 82%Asian 7%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 5%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 40% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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

Cradley East is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,776 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 43 in Dudley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (68) and lowest on Employment (21). Typical homes here, about £220,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 119 sales), 9% below the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Typical household take-home income is around £33,036 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 61 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 22 · #5,379
Employment 21 · #5,420
Education 23 · #5,283
Health 32 · #4,632
Crime 43 · #3,892
Housing & access 68 · #2,219
Living environment 53 · #3,193

House prices ?

£220,000median (12m) · +14.0% yr · n=119
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£220,000119+14.0%+38.8%
Detached£352,50018+10.2%+67.9%
Semi-detached£225,00051+6.5%+41.5%
Terraced£195,00042+8.3%+30.0%
Flat£133,7748+11.5%+26.5%
This area£220,000
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)£33,036±£4,788 · #5,667 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,886
Price-to-income ?6.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than 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 ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

61 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 626 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,923 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences346
Theft40
Burglary36
Vehicle crime59
Criminal damage & arson69
Public order & weapons46
Drugs10
Robbery5
Other15

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 41 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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