# Halesowen

Town in Dudley, West Midlands.

Halesowen is a town in Dudley, West Midlands. Median sale price £259,575 in 2025. Recorded crime 59.5 per 1,000 people. About 61,195 people.

Town. Code E63002941. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

Halesowen is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Halesowen 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: £259,575** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Halesowen was £259,575 in 2025. 509th 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/halesowen#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 60,103** (2021). Halesowen had 60,103 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 179th 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/halesowen#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Halesowen 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/halesowen#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In Halesowen, 97.4% 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/halesowen#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63002941) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Halesowen 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=E63002941) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 832 homes were sold in Halesowen in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63002941) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Halesowen.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63002941) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Halesowen had 60,103 usual residents at the census.

## How Halesowen compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Halesowen | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £259,575 | 39th most expensive | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2025 |
| Population | 60,103 | 22nd most populated | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 88 towns, West Midlands · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 97.4% | joint 23rd highest | 88 towns, West Midlands · Jan 2026 |

## Is Halesowen safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Halesowen at a rate of 59.5 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, 285 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Halesowen.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,574), other crime (578) and vehicle crime (351).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Halesowen was 63.3 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 Halesowen, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Halesowen has no single figure. Of its 37 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Halesowen

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dudley 026A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009791) | 1,546 | 38.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 026B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009792) | 1,589 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 026C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009795) | 1,718 | 73.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Dudley 026D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009796) | 1,640 | 79.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 026E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009798) | 2,402 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009793) | 1,573 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009794) | 1,517 | 29.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 030C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009797) | 1,373 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 82.8% |
| [Dudley 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009801) | 1,761 | 101.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
| [Dudley 032C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009869) | 1,531 | 46.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 97.6% |
| [Dudley 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009870) | 1,439 | 54.5 per 1,000 | 6 | 86.9% |
| [Dudley 033A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009809) | 1,695 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.6% |
| [Dudley 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009813) | 1,585 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 033C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009861) | 1,640 | 51.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.3% |
| [Dudley 033D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009862) | 1,848 | 57.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.0% |
| [Dudley 033E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009863) | 1,951 | 56.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 88.3% |
| [Dudley 033F](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009868) | 1,495 | 57.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.2% |
| [Dudley 034A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009734) | 1,580 | 193.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 96.9% |
| [Dudley 034B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009735) | 1,649 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Dudley 034C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009736) | 1,386 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.3% |
| [Dudley 034D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009737) | 1,519 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.7% |
| [Dudley 034E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009738) | 1,683 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 036A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009800) | 1,512 | 64.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% |
| [Dudley 036B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009802) | 1,755 | 31.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Dudley 036C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009803) | 1,589 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Dudley 036D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009804) | 1,259 | 37.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.6% |
| [Dudley 039A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009732) | 1,865 | 85.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.9% |
| [Dudley 039B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009733) | 1,849 | 207.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.9% |
| [Dudley 039C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009739) | 1,532 | 48.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 039D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009799) | 1,457 | 32.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.0% |
| [Dudley 039E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009805) | 1,443 | 102.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.0% |
| [Dudley 039F](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009806) | 1,469 | 49.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.3% |
| [Dudley 043A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009807) | 1,871 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.4% |
| [Dudley 043B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009808) | 1,360 | 19.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 89.2% |
| [Dudley 043C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009810) | 1,803 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.9% |
| [Dudley 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009811) | 1,482 | 34.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.6% |
| [Dudley 043E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009812) | 1,511 | 28.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.3% |

## Your MP

- [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen): Alex Ballinger (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 Halesowen

[B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62), [B63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b63)

## Middle areas in Halesowen

[Cradley East](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/cradley-east), [Cradley West & Hayes Lane](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/cradley-west-and-hayes-lane), [Halesowen East](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-east), [Halesowen Town](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/halesowen-town), [Hawne](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/hawne), [Hayley Green](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/hayley-green), [Quinton West](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/quinton-west), [Shell Corner & Hurst Green](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/shell-corner-and-hurst-green)

## Towns near Halesowen

[Oldbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oldbury), [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham), [Brierley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill), [Cradley Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cradley-heath), [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourbridge), [Rowley Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rowley-regis)

## Halesowen in brief

Halesowen is a town in Dudley, West Midlands.
About 61,195 people lived in Halesowen in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £259,575 in 2025 across 832 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 59.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Halesowen was £259,575 in 2025.
Halesowen had 60,103 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Halesowen live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Halesowen, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63002941
- 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: 15.13 km²
- People, mid-2024: 61,195*
- Neighbourhoods: 37
- Output areas: 189

* 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

[Cradley Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/town/cradley-heath), [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourbridge), [Brierley Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brierley-hill), [Oldbury](https://openindex.co.uk/town/oldbury), [Birmingham](https://openindex.co.uk/birmingham), [Rowley Regis](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rowley-regis)

## Latest updates for Halesowen

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63002941

## How to cite

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/halesowen