Dudley Wood & Saltwells

Dudley · West Midlands · population 7,786 · 5 LSOAs

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

17Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,715 of 6,856 in England
  • #550 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #34 of 43 in Dudley
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,799
Median age (est.)38
Density3,001per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above17%
No car or van24%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 28%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 17%Other: 14%
One person 26%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 17%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Elementary 15% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Elementary15%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 8%Black: 2%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 8%Black 2%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 40% · Muslim 7%

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

Dudley Wood & Saltwells is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,715 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #34 of 43 in Dudley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (87) but weak on Education (7). Typical homes here, about £200,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 33% in five years (from 54 sales), 17% below the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Typical household take-home income is around £32,369 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 65 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 13 · #5,935
Employment 12 · #6,051
Education 7 · #6,394
Health 23 · #5,256
Crime 30 · #4,769
Housing & access 87 · #862
Living environment 50 · #3,398

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · +4.7% yr · n=54
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00054+4.7%+33.4%
Detached£275,0008+12.2%+42.5%
Semi-detached£194,00024+1.3%+29.3%
Terraced£187,50022+0.3%+47.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£200,000
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)£32,369±£4,621 · #5,861 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,218
Price-to-income ?6.2×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 ?

39Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

65 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 509 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #3,239 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences303
Theft24
Burglary36
Vehicle crime41
Criminal damage & arson42
Public order & weapons37
Drugs10
Robbery6
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 38 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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