Netherton

Dudley · West Midlands · population 8,136 · 5 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,784 of 6,856 in England
  • #565 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #35 of 43 in Dudley
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,069
Median age (est.)39
Density3,316per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above19%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 25%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 22%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 34%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Process & plant14%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary13%
Professional11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service10%
Associate professional10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 15%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 15%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 35% · Muslim 13%

Born outside the UK: 13%

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

Netherton is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,784 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #35 of 43 in Dudley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (83) but weak on Education (12). Typical homes here, about £205,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 49% in five years (from 82 sales), 15% below the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Typical household take-home income is around £30,924 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 12 · #5,996
Employment 13 · #5,976
Education 12 · #6,037
Health 23 · #5,297
Crime 24 · #5,208
Housing & access 83 · #1,184
Living environment 26 · #5,057

House prices ?

£205,000median (12m) · +17.1% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£205,00082+17.1%+49.1%
Detached£265,00012+14.6%+20.5%
Semi-detached£216,00039+5.1%+45.0%
Terraced£185,00025+19.4%+48.0%
Flat£119,2506-7.0%+17.5%
This area£205,000
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)£30,924±£4,402 · #6,214 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,100
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 ?

36Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 768 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #4,722 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences392
Theft63
Burglary56
Vehicle crime65
Criminal damage & arson79
Public order & weapons57
Drugs18
Robbery12
Other26

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 27 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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