Dudley noise and liveability
West Midlands. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime and access, from published sources.
| Sky Score | 7.6 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Quiet skies | 10.0 / 10 |
| Affordability | 7.5 / 10Scored against borough prices across the whole country, not just this city - 5 of 7 here by price, cheapest first |
| Growth | 5.3 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 3 of 7 here by trend, fastest-rising first |
| Liveability | 5.0 / 10 |
| Environment | 7.4 / 10 |
| Average price | £232,196HM Land Registry HPI |
| Price trend | +3.5% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI |
| Aircraft noise band | LowEstimated from airport geometry, ladder scaled by the DEFRA Round 4 footprint |
| Recorded crime | 74.5ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year |
| Progress 8 | -0.12DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average |
| Road noise | LowDEFRA road Lden, share of addresses over WHO 53 dB |
| Air quality | ModerateDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021 |
| Flood risk | LowEnvironment Agency RoFRS, risk after defences |
| Transport access | PoorNaPTAN, share of postcodes within 800 m of a station |
| Healthcare access | ModerateNHS ODS |
See it on the map. Noise contours, flight corridors and every neighbourhood in West Midlands.
Open Dudley on the Sky Score mapWhere these numbers come from
Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Birmingham Airport runway geometry, with the distance ladder scaled by its measured DEFRA Round 4 55 dB Lden footprint; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Liveability (4 of 4 inputs): DfE Key Stage 4 Progress 8, 2023/24 Revised; ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0)
Methodology version 5.2. Full method: API reference. Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.