# Brierley Hill

Town in Dudley, West Midlands.

Brierley Hill is a town in Dudley, West Midlands. Median sale price £200,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 109.1 per 1,000 people. About 33,221 people.

Town. Code E63002913. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

Brierley Hill is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Brierley Hill add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Brierley Hill was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 230th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 32,311** (2021). Brierley Hill had 32,311 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 348th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/brierley-hill#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 65%** (2022). About 65% of people in Brierley Hill 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/town/brierley-hill#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.1%** (January 2026). In Brierley Hill, 97.1% 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/town/brierley-hill#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002913) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 65% of people in Brierley Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63002913) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 339 homes were sold in Brierley Hill in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002913) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Brierley Hill.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002913) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Brierley Hill had 32,311 usual residents at the census.

## How Brierley Hill compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Brierley Hill | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £200,000 | joint 6th cheapest | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 32,311 | 38th most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 65% | 36th most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.1% | joint 27th highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Brierley Hill safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brierley Hill at a rate of 109.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 93.4 per 1,000 people across West Midlands.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 320 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brierley Hill.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,385), shoplifting (712) and other crime (538).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Brierley Hill was 112.3 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Brierley Hill, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Brierley Hill has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 3 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Brierley Hill

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dudley 017D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009754) | 1,716 | 107.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009741) | 2,038 | 479.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 84.4% |
| [Dudley 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009744) | 2,150 | 252.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.3% |
| [Dudley 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009746) | 1,980 | 119.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Dudley 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009747) | 1,541 | 99.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Dudley 023B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009740) | 2,175 | 85.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.2% |
| [Dudley 023D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009743) | 1,816 | 88.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |
| [Dudley 025A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009864) | 1,531 | 124.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009865) | 1,582 | 68.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Dudley 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009866) | 1,665 | 63.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Dudley 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009867) | 1,720 | 78.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Dudley 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009719) | 1,393 | 41.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Dudley 027B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009722) | 1,293 | 30.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.7% |
| [Dudley 027C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009727) | 1,324 | 67.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 027D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009728) | 1,224 | 27.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.6% |
| [Dudley 027E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009729) | 1,549 | 50.5 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009720) | 1,293 | 27.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.2% |
| [Dudley 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009723) | 1,182 | 95.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.7% |
| [Dudley 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009724) | 1,442 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.5% |

## Your MP

- [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stourbridge): Cat Eccles (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

## Postcode districts covering Brierley Hill

[DY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5)

## Middle areas in Brierley Hill

[Amblecote East](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/amblecote-east), [Brierley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/brierley-hill), [Quarry Bank](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/quarry-bank), [Withymoor Village](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/withymoor-village)

## Towns near Brierley Hill

[Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley), [Kingswinford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswinford), [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halesowen), [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourbridge), [Cradley Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cradley-heath), [Sedgley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sedgley)

## Brierley Hill in brief

Brierley Hill is a town in Dudley, West Midlands.
About 33,221 people lived in Brierley Hill in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £200,000 in 2025 across 339 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 109.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Brierley Hill was £200,000 in 2025.
Brierley Hill had 32,311 usual residents at the census.
About 65% of people in Brierley Hill live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Brierley Hill, 97.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002913
- Constituency: [Stourbridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stourbridge)
- Council: [Dudley †](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Region: [West Midlands](https://openindex.co.uk/west-midlands)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 8.39 km²
- People, mid-2024: 33,221*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 104

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/dudley), [Kingswinford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswinford), [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/town/halesowen), [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourbridge), [Cradley Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cradley-heath), [Sedgley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sedgley)

## Latest updates for Brierley Hill

- 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/E63002913

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill#f-house-sales-median-price.

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