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Cradley West & Hayes Lane

Middle area

South Dudley. 6,569 people in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Cradley West & Hayes Lane’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£184,250
1,135th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,261
3,143rd lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
92.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.5%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Cradley West & Hayes Lane compares

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Median sale price43 middle areas, Dudley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from £163,500 to £388,500. The middle area is £240,000. Cradley West & Hayes Lane is £184,250.
£184,2504th lowest
Population43 middle areas, Dudley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 5,358 to 10,213. The middle area is 7,712. Cradley West & Hayes Lane is 6,261.
6,26111th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage43 middle areas, Dudley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 86.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Cradley West & Hayes Lane is 92.7%.
92.7%5th lowest
Claimant rate43 middle areas, Dudley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 1.7% to 8.7%. The middle area is 4.1%. Cradley West & Hayes Lane is 5.5%.
5.5%12th highest

Figures for the whole of Dudley

These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dudley and not Cradley West & Hayes Lane alone. See Dudley

Average house price
£232,196
Up 3.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,486
83rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.5×
128th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.2
103rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Cradley West & Hayes Lane in brief

The median price paid for a home in Cradley West & Hayes Lane was £184,250 in 2025.

Cradley West & Hayes Lane had 6,261 usual residents at the census.

In Cradley West & Hayes Lane, 92.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Cradley West & Hayes Lane, 5.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.