Russell's Hall

Dudley · West Midlands · population 8,446 · 5 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

Residents8,413
Median age (est.)40
Density3,442per km²
No qualifications30%
Degree or above20%
No car or van32%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 25%45–64 26%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 42%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 42%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 15%Other: 12%
One person 36%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 15%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 15% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary15%
Skilled trades12%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure12%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional9%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 78%Asian: 13%Black: 4%Mixed: 4%Other: 1%
White 78%Asian 13%Black 4%Mixed 4%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 35% · Muslim 9%

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

Russell's Hall 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. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (63) but weak on Education (6). Typical homes here, about £200,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 31% in five years (from 59 sales), 17% below the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Typical household take-home income is around £29,433 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 146 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 9 · #6,236
Employment 7 · #6,380
Education 6 · #6,435
Health 9 · #6,229
Crime 21 · #5,386
Housing & access 63 · #2,562
Living environment 63 · #2,548

House prices ?

£200,000median (12m) · +1.3% yr · n=59
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£200,00059+1.3%+31.1%
Detached£276,7506-1.2%+23.0%
Semi-detached£193,50044+0.8%+30.3%
Terraced£180,0009+38.5%
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)£29,433±£4,237 · #6,497 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,061
Price-to-income ?6.8×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
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Recorded crime ?

146 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,230 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #5,866 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences631
Theft246
Burglary34
Vehicle crime70
Criminal damage & arson104
Public order & weapons85
Drugs28
Robbery9
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 37 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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