Lye & Wynall

Dudley · West Midlands · population 6,699 · 4 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,174 of 6,856 in England
  • #614 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #37 of 43 in Dudley
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,666
Median age (est.)38
Density2,912per km²
No qualifications28%
Degree or above21%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 27%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 31%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 38%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Elementary 14% · Process & plant 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Elementary14%
Process & plant13%
Professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 71%Asian: 23%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 71%Asian 23%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 39% · No religion 34% · Muslim 21%

Born outside the UK: 16%

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

Lye & Wynall is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,174 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 43 in Dudley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (40) and lowest on Education (6). Typical homes here sold for about £201,750 over the past year, up 24% across five years (from 42 sales), 16% below the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Typical household take-home income is around £30,045 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 125 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 8 · #6,291
Employment 9 · #6,229
Education 6 · #6,421
Health 23 · #5,283
Crime 13 · #5,989
Housing & access 40 · #4,132
Living environment 40 · #4,138

House prices ?

£201,750median (12m) · +3.1% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£201,75042+3.1%+23.8%
Detached£342,5006+45.7%+53.2%
Semi-detached£213,75022+2.3%+25.7%
Terraced£182,00013+1.4%+37.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£201,750
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)£30,045±£4,331 · #6,385 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,360
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 ?

25Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

125 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 840 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,572 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences370
Theft169
Burglary39
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson67
Public order & weapons96
Drugs28
Robbery14
Other19

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 58 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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