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B63 postcode area · Dudley

The B63 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley, Sandwell. Area Scores range from 18 to 92 across them. Every full B63 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the B63 district: Hayley Green scores 93 out of 100 (#505 of 6,856 nationally) while Cradley Heath sits at 18 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £181,500 in Cradley West & Hayes Lane to £367,500 in Halesowen East — a 2.0× gap within the B63 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dudley and Sandwell — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,122a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime65per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)42
Owner-occupied69%

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 B63 district

£245,000median home sold over the past year · +32.4% over 5 years · +3.8% over the year · 462 sales
Detached£375,000
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£215,000
Flat£130,000
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
HawneDudley 2,52163 £242,250
Shell Corner & Hurst GreenDudley 4,20039 £235,000
Halesowen TownDudley 4,29637 £245,000
Cradley EastDudley 4,77630 £220,000
Cradley West & Hayes LaneDudley 4,92728 £181,500
Cradley HeathSandwell 5,60518 £232,500

People living in B63 Census 2021

Residents64,322
Median age (est.)42
Density2,809per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 26%45–64 26%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 15%

Households

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

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative11%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant8%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 10%Black: 2%Mixed: 3%Other: 3%
White 82%Asian 10%Black 2%Mixed 3%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 47% · No religion 36% · Muslim 9%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 B63

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the B63 district.

Cradley Halesowen

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around B63.

B62 B64 B65 DY9 DY2 B32 DY5 B68

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.