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Lower Gornal & The Straits: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Lower Gornal & The Straits neighbourhood of Dudley, England (ONS area Dudley 008). Headline figures assembled 19 October 2026. Postcodes DY3, DY5. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DY3 2LJ.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification

Lower Gornal & The Straits is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Dudley (2 of 20 signals rising, 1 falling). Houses here typically resell for £247,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Dudley (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Coseley, is 4.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 19 October 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£247,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Some signs

Weighted balance +0.13; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 3 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 6 small areas range from decile 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£43,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Schools getting better

In line with the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Lower Gornal & The Straits sits in Dudley

  • Typical house price: 17th highest of 43 neighbourhoods in Dudley
  • Average household income: 13th lowest of 43 neighbourhoods in Dudley

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 19 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Lower Gornal & The Straits

House prices: Lower Gornal & The Straits against Dudley: This neighbourhood £54k (1995) to £238k (2026); Dudley £49k (1995) to £247k (2026).£78k£246k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£238kDudley£247k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Dudley, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 19 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

2 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dudley, 1 the other way and 17 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Recent price momentum
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Anti-social behaviour

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Coseley Railway station, 4.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 5.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Walsall (about 64 min) and Wolverhampton (about 5 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Red Hall Primary School 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).
  • Nearest state secondary school Ellowes Hall Sports College 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (13 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 31 August 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Questions about Lower Gornal & The Straits

What is the typical house price in Lower Gornal & The Straits?

£247,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +41% against 2017-2019.

How does Lower Gornal & The Straits compare with the rest of Dudley?

Typical house price: 17th highest of 43 neighbourhoods in Dudley. Average household income: 13th lowest of 43 neighbourhoods in Dudley.

Is Lower Gornal & The Straits an affluent area?

Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Lower Gornal & The Straits gentrifying?

Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 2 of 20 signals up, 1 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Lower Gornal & The Straits?

Coseley. Railway station, 4.4 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 5.8 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: West Midlands Railway or London Northwestern to Walsall (about 64 min) and Wolverhampton (about 5 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Lower Gornal & The Straits?

Nearest state primary school. Red Hall Primary School. 620 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023). Nearest state secondary school. Ellowes Hall Sports College. 800 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Apr 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.