Upper Gornal & Ruiton

Dudley · West Midlands · population 6,378 · 4 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Upper Gornal & Ruiton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,414 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #32 of 43 in Dudley. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (82) but weak on Employment (13). Typical homes here, about £198,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 60 sales), 18% below the wider Dudley median of £241,250.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 20 · #5,516
Employment 13 · #5,935
Education 15 · #5,832
Health 28 · #4,906
Crime 21 · #5,420
Housing & access 82 · #1,211
Living environment 74 · #1,780

House prices ?

£198,250median (12m) · -0.9% yr · n=60
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£198,25060-0.9%+25.5%
Detached£302,50012+21.0%+38.1%
Semi-detached£196,00029-4.4%+27.7%
Terraced£193,25012+5.6%+40.3%
Flat£127,0007+35.5%+38.0%
This area£198,250
Dudley£241,250
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

48Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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