Renting in Dudley

Average Rent in Dudley

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The average rent in Dudley is £875/mo, with 927 live listings across 4 portals from £425/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Dudley rental appears.

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Renting in Dudley

What it costs to rent in Dudley

Dudley currently has 927 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £875 a month. 24 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 52% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DY1 at around £780/mo, while B64 sits nearer £1,250/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Dudley rental market at a glance

927

Active rentals in Dudley

£875/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Dudley

Median monthly rent, based on 927 active listings across 4 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£694/mo	288
2 bed	£925/mo	237
3 bed	£1,150/mo	261
4+ bed	£1,500/mo	124

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Dudley rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Dudley. Latest: £846/mo (Mar 26, +7.5% YoY).

Latest

£846

Mar 26

Annual

+7.5%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£636

Apr 21

Total change

+33%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Dudley pay goes on rent?

Renters in Dudley spend an estimated 33% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£846/mo

£10,152/yr

Median pay

£30,822/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

33%

Affordable for most renters.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Dudley

Most Dudley homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 141,490 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.41

≈ Band B–C

Stock

141k

141,490 properties

A
31%43,420
B
28%40,050
C
22%30,930
D
12%16,340
E
5%7,110
F
2%2,520
G
1%980
H
0%140

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Dudley

88% of Dudley premises can already get full-fibre and 97% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

88%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

97%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

100%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

491 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
88%
Gigabit-capable
97%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
100%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Dudley), July 2025, covering 141,131 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Dudley homes

40% of Dudley homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

40%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

60%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

116k

116,012 EPCs

A
0%322
B
6%7,245
C
33%38,375
D
44%51,166
E
13%15,117
F
3%2,903
G
1%884

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Dudley. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Dudley

10 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Dudley centroid. The five closest:

1
St James Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · DY1 3JE
0.35 mi
2
Blowers Green Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · DY2 8UZ
0.43 mi
3
Jesson's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · DY1 2AQ
0.47 mi
4
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · DY2 7PW
0.47 mi
5
Kates Hill Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · DY2 7HP
0.54 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Dudley centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Dudley

Flats & apartments

370

48% of listings

Houses

394

51% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Dudley — what's on the market

Semi-detached houses make up 46% of the 400 houses currently advertised in Dudley.

Semi-detached
46%183
Terraced
34%134
Other house
11%45
Detached
8%32
Bungalow
2%6

Rent by postcode

Where Dudley rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 724 live listings in 9 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Dudley

1B64£1,250/mo3 rentals
2DY3£1,100/mo49 rentals
3WV14£1,050/mo26 rentals

Cheapest in Dudley

1DY1£780/mo235 rentals
2DY5£800/mo19 rentals
3DY2£850/mo188 rentals

Features · Dudley

Garden, parking, and floor area in Dudley

Live signal across 927 Dudley rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

71%

of 265 Dudley listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

83%

of 318 Dudley listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Dudley

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Dudley has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 60 of 60 postcode districts analysed, the median was 164 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Dudley is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

164 crimes per area (median)
60 of 60 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Dudley’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Dudley

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Halesowen has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Dudley.

Stourbridge
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (88) · pop. ~63,000
3.3
per 1k
Halesowen
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (54) · pop. ~58,000
2.7
per 1k
Brierley Hill
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (126) · pop. ~13,000
23
per 1k
Sedgley
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (67) · pop. ~17,000
7.9
per 1k
Coseley
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (122) · pop. ~14,000
20
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Dudley listings by portal

We watch 4 property sites for rentals in Dudley.

OpenRent

427

Rightmove

266

OnTheMarket

230

Leaders

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Frequently asked

Renting in Dudley — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Dudley?

The median rent in Dudley is £875/month based on 927 active listings across 4 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Dudley?

There are currently 927 rental properties available in Dudley, with 24 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Dudley safe for renters?

Dudley has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 164 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Dudley?

The most commonly reported crime category in Dudley is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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