UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/dudley
Council areaWest Midlands, England
House prices in Dudley
Homes in Dudley sold for a median of £240,000 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 6,845 standard sales.
That puts it in the middle third of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £255,000.
Prices over time
The median rose 63%, from £150,000 in 2016 to £245,000 in 2025, the third biggest rise of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 1,551 | £350,000 | £290,000 to £425,000 | £3,577/m²from 75 sales |
| Semi-detached | 3,076 | £240,000 | £203,000 to £280,000 | £2,952/m²from 157 sales |
| Terraced | 1,640 | £207,000 | £175,000 to £245,000 | £2,831/m²from 67 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 578 | £130,000 | £100,000 to £151,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold in Dudley, at 45% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 24%.
Postcode districts in Dudley
The dearest district was DY9 (Stourbridge), at £340,000, and the cheapest was DY2 (Netherton), at £199,000.
The next dearest were B62 (Halesowen) and DY6 (Kingswinford), and the next cheapest DY5 (Brierley Hill) and DY1 (Dudley).
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Post towns in Dudley, by number of sales: Stourbridge (DY8, DY9), Dudley (DY1, DY2, DY3), Halesowen (B62, B63), Brierley Hill (DY5), Kingswinford (DY6).
- DY9Stourbridge, 622 salesMedian price £340,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
- B62Halesowen, 576 salesMedian price £285,000Price per square metre £3,393Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- DY6Kingswinford, 757 salesMedian price £271,000Price per square metre £3,233Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +8%
- DY8Stourbridge, 1,414 salesMedian price £260,000Price per square metre £3,363Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +2%
- DY3Dudley, 749 salesMedian price £250,000Price per square metre £3,139Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +6%
- B63Halesowen, 913 salesMedian price £242,500Price per square metre £2,921Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
- DY1Dudley, 520 salesMedian price £210,000Price per square metre £2,544Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +11%
- DY5Brierley Hill, 818 salesMedian price £200,000Price per square metre £2,681Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +7%
- DY2Dudley, 534 salesMedian price £199,000Price per square metre £2,721Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +5%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in DY1 (Dudley), up 11%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Old Wharf Road, Stourbridge (DY8)49 sales
- Stourbridge Road, Halesowen (B63)22 sales
- Worcester Road, Hagley (DY9)19 sales
- Gayfield Avenue, Amblecote (DY5)18 sales
- The Winding, Stourbridge (DY8)18 sales
- Hales Manor Drive, Halesowen (B62)17 sales
- Hamilton Avenue, Halesowen (B62)17 sales
- Apperley Way, Halesowen (B63)17 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Bromsgrove Road, Hunnington (B62, £637,500), Kidderminster Road, Hagley (DY9, £557,000) and Hagley Road, Stourbridge (DY9, detached houses, £510,000).
The cheapest were Webb Court, Stourbridge (DY8, flats, £105,500), Belfry Drive, Wollaston (DY8, flats, £107,500) and Apperley Way, Halesowen (B63, £117,500).
Living in Dudley
Crime
80 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 60 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
98% of homes can get it
Higher than 92 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
79% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 74 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,145 a year in Dudley for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 93 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the West Midlands
Median sale price of the 30 council areas in the West Midlands with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first. Dudley and the 14 council areas nearest it in the ranking are shown.
- Redditch£260,000
- Stafford£260,000
- Worcester£258,000
- Wyre Forest£257,000
- Tamworth£248,000
- Nuneaton and Bedworth£244,000
- Birmingham£240,000
- Dudley, this council area£240,000
- East Staffordshire£240,000
- Telford and Wrekin£235,000
- Coventry£230,000
- Staffordshire Moorlands£228,500
- Cannock Chase£227,000
- Walsall£227,000
- Wolverhampton£223,000
About these figures
Dudley's figures come from 6,845 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.