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St. James's

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North Dudley. About 14,778 people in 3.5 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In St. James's, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Population
14,241
992nd highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026
Aged 15 to 64
64.4%
2,500th highest of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How St. James's compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

St. James'sMiddle
Population24 wards, Dudley · 2021
Population: every ward in Dudley24 areas from 11,851 to 16,287. The middle area is 13,355. St. James's is 14,241.
14,2416th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage24 wards, Dudley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Dudley24 areas from 89.6% to 100.0%. The middle area is 97.8%. St. James's is 94.3%.
94.3%4th lowest
Claimant rate24 wards, Dudley · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Dudley24 areas from 2.3% to 7.6%. The middle area is 4.3%. St. James's is 6.7%.
6.7%joint 2nd highest
Aged 15 to 6424 wards, Dudley · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every ward in Dudley24 areas from 56.8% to 65.7%. The middle area is 62.4%. St. James's is 64.4%.
64.4%joint 4th highest

Figures for the whole of Dudley

These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for each ward, so they describe all of Dudley and not St. James's 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
St. James's in brief

St. James's had 14,241 usual residents at the census.

In St. James's, 94.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In St. James's, 6.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.

64.4% of residents in St. James's were aged 15 to 64 at the census.