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B62 postcode area · Dudley

The B62 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Dudley, Sandwell. Area Scores range from 9 to 92 across them. Every full B62 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B62 district: Hayley Green scores 93 out of 100 (#505 of 6,856 nationally) while Woodgate Valley sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 83 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £195,000 in Woodgate Valley to £525,000 in Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley — a 2.7× gap within the B62 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Birmingham, Bromsgrove, Dudley and Sandwell — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,531a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime69per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied70%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the B62 district

£280,000median home sold over the past year · +21.7% over 5 years · +5.7% over the year · 299 sales
Detached£400,000
Semi-detached£280,000
Terraced£220,000
Flat£137,000
Dudley£241,250
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hayley GreenDudley 50593 £314,975
Halesowen EastDudley 78688 £367,500
Quinton WestDudley 1,55477 £280,000
Dodford, Belbroughton & RomsleyBromsgrove 1,76774 £525,000
HawneDudley 2,52163 £242,250
Shell Corner & Hurst GreenDudley 4,20039 £235,000
Halesowen TownDudley 4,29637 £245,000
Old HillSandwell 5,61918 £210,000
Woodgate ValleyBirmingham 6,20210 £195,000

People living in B62 Census 2021

Residents72,646
Median age (est.)43
Density818per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above28%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 26%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 39%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 39%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 17%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 81%Asian: 9%Black: 4%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 81%Asian 9%Black 4%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 49% · No religion 35% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 9%

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.

Towns & places in B62

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B62 district.

Halesowen Woodgate

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B62.

B63 B64 B32 B65 B68 DY9 B67 B17

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.