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B63 2PE area guide

Who lives in B63 2PE, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Cradley West & Hayes Lane
Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,413 (2024)
At a glance

What B63 2PE is like

B63 2PE is a postcode in the Cradley West & Hayes Lane neighbourhood of Dudley. Nothing here is published for a single postcode, so these figures describe the neighbourhood around it: about 1,413 people. 66.9% of households own their home, 19.5% rent privately and 12.6% are in social housing. The biggest age group is 65–69, and 54.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation it sits close to the middle of the range for England. Higher-harm crime is around the national middle. Homes in B63 2 sold for a median of £220,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How B63 2PE compares

Each figure is set against England as a whole. Follow a score for the detail behind it.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle — decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of England, 10 the least.

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle — 27.3 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£220,000

Median over 120 sales in B63 2, +4.8% on the year before.

TransportMore
5.0/ 10

Good — 1 station within a mile, 44 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
89%

of 9 rated schools within 1 mile are good or better.

Household incomeMore
£45,470

Average a year, before tax — higher than 28% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Only flagged where this area is materially different from the national picture.

  1. 01
    An older population

    29.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

Questions

B63 2PE FAQs

01
Is B63 2PE a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 it averages decile 6.0 of 10, where 10 is the least deprived tenth of England. Higher-harm crime runs at 27.3 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 89% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in B63 2PE?

The median sale price over the last year was £220,000.

Homes in B63 2 sold for a median of £220,000 across 120 sales in the year to August 2026, +4.8% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry's record of every residential sale.
03
Is B63 2PE safe?

How crime here compares with the rest of the country.

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 27.3 offences per 1,000 people a year around B63 2PE, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in B63 2PE?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The biggest age group is 65–69, at 9% of residents. 66.9% of households own their home. The most common home is purpose-built flat (36.5%).
05
Which council covers B63 2PE?

B63 2PE is in Dudley.

B63 2PE is in Dudley, in West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is B63 2PE?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 44 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Cradley Heath Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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