# Halesowen Town South east Dudley. 9,654 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.0 square kilometres. Halesowen Town had 9,617 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Middle area. Code E02002038. In: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) › [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £261,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halesowen Town was £261,000 in 2025. Joint 2,961st cheapest of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-town#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 9,617** (2021). Halesowen Town had 9,617 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,498th most populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-town#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Halesowen Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-town#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Halesowen Town, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-town#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E02002038) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Halesowen Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E02002038) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 160 homes were sold in Halesowen Town in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E02002038) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Halesowen Town. - [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E02002038) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Halesowen Town had 9,617 usual residents at the census. ## Recorded crime in Halesowen Town In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halesowen Town at a rate of 93.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. | Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count | | --- | --- | | Violence and sexual offences | 330 | | Shoplifting | 153 | | Other crime | 152 | | Criminal damage and arson | 88 | | Anti-social behaviour | 63 | | Vehicle crime | 44 | | Burglary | 29 | | Drug offences | 20 | | Robbery | 20 | | Theft from the person | 3 | Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026. ## How Halesowen Town compares Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers. | Measure | Halesowen Town | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £261,000 | joint 15th most expensive | 43 middle areas, Dudley · 2025 | | Population | 9,617 | 3rd most populated | 43 middle areas, Dudley · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 43 middle areas, Dudley · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.3% | joint 19th highest | 43 middle areas, Dudley · Jan 2026 | ## Is Halesowen Town safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halesowen Town at a rate of 93.4 per 1,000 people. That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Halesowen Town. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (330), shoplifting (153) and other crime (152). Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## 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 Halesowen Town alone. [See Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) - **Average house price: £232,196** (July 2026). Dudley’s average house price was £232,196 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026. - **Median full-time pay: £35,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dudley earned a median of £35,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 83rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025. - **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Dudley costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026. - **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Dudley has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 103rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025. ## Halesowen Town in brief The median price paid for a home in Halesowen Town was £261,000 in 2025. Halesowen Town had 9,617 usual residents at the census. About 100% of people in Halesowen Town live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Halesowen Town, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Middle area - Code: E02002038 - Ward: [Belle Vale †](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/ward/belle-vale) - Constituency: [Halesowen †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen) - Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) - Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.02 km² - People, mid-2024: 9,654* - Neighbourhoods: 6 - Output areas: 31 * People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area. † Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Hawne](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/hawne), [Halesowen East](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-east), [Hayley Green](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/hayley-green), [Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/dodford-belbroughton-and-romsley) ## Latest updates for Halesowen Town - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02002038 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-town, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-town#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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