Dibdale

Dudley · West Midlands · population 8,098 · 5 LSOAs

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

83Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,177 of 6,856 in England
  • #94 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #9 of 43 in Dudley
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,165
Median age (est.)43
Density3,751per km²
No qualifications16%
Degree or above31%
No car or van9%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 32%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 41%Social rent: 3%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 41%Social rent 3%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 21%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 35%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 21%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 35%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 11%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 82%Asian 11%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 31% · Sikh 5%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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

Dibdale is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,177 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #9 of 43 in Dudley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (85) and lowest on Health (65). Typical homes here, about £262,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 40% in five years (from 75 sales), 9% above the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #269 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,614 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 52 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 73 · #1,828
Employment 72 · #1,952
Education 66 · #2,294
Health 65 · #2,377
Crime 67 · #2,281
Housing & access 85 · #999
Living environment 74 · #1,753

House prices ?

£262,000median (12m) · +17.8% yr · n=75
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£262,00075+17.8%+39.7%
Detached£343,75034+12.7%+31.0%
Semi-detached£225,00029+12.5%+36.4%
Terraced£213,50010+13.9%+53.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£262,000
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)£39,614±£5,648 · #3,536 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,322
Price-to-income ?6.6×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 ?

96Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

52 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 424 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #2,299 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences175
Theft108
Burglary21
Vehicle crime56
Criminal damage & arson26
Public order & weapons17
Drugs3
Robbery10
Other8

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 16 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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