Wall Heath

Dudley · West Midlands · population 6,520 · 5 LSOAs

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

89Area Score / 100 ?
  • #752 of 6,856 in England
  • #54 of 736 in West Midlands
  • #5 of 43 in Dudley
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,570
Median age (est.)51
Density3,444per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 10%25–44 19%45–64 29%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 54%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 54%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 7%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 8%Other: 20%
One person 28%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 8%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors15%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 32% · Sikh 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Wall Heath is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #752 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 43 in Dudley. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (89) and lowest on Health (64). Typical homes here, about £320,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 83 sales), 33% above the wider Dudley median of £241,250. Typical household take-home income is around £38,524 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 84 · #1,129
Employment 74 · #1,801
Education 77 · #1,554
Health 64 · #2,486
Crime 81 · #1,328
Housing & access 87 · #876
Living environment 89 · #738

House prices ?

£320,250median (12m) · -0.7% yr · n=83
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£320,25083-0.7%+32.3%
Detached£398,75038+7.8%+24.6%
Semi-detached£283,00031+2.0%+28.6%
Terraced£230,00013-14.8%+25.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£320,250
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)£38,524±£5,508 · #3,863 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,093
Price-to-income ?8.3×typical home ÷ net income — more 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 ?

88Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

38 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 247 offences
Dudley78
West Midlands86
England83

Rank #1,064 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences78
Theft79
Burglary20
Vehicle crime31
Criminal damage & arson16
Public order & weapons16
Drugs1
Robbery0
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 12 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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