What can you afford in Dudley?
2,789 homes changed hands in Dudley over the last 12 months (Jul 2025 – Jun 2026). Half sold for £240,000 or less, a quarter for under £190,000, and three quarters for under £305,000. Buying the median home with a 10% deposit needs roughly a £48,000 salary at the typical 4.5× lending multiple , see what £48,000 takes home.
Affordability in one number: the median home here sold for 6.8× the local median full-time salary of £35,486 (ONS ASHE 2025). A typical lender stretches to about 4.5× one income plus your deposit, which is why the deposit and second incomes decide so much here.
Sold prices · Dudley
£240,000
median sold price, Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
- A quarter under
- £190,000
- Three quarters under
- £305,000
- Sales
- 2,789
- HPI average
- £229,616
What each salary reaches here
Budget = 4.5× salary with a 10% deposit, against the 2,789 actual sales.
| Salary | Budget | Share of sales in reach |
|---|---|---|
| £25,000 | £125,000 | 6% |
| £35,000 | £175,000 | 18.5% |
| £50,000 | £250,000 | 55% |
| £75,000 | £375,000 | 87.5% |
| £100,000 | £500,000 | 95.2% |
By property type · median sold price
And the salary that price implies, at 4.5× with 10% down.
| Type | Median · sales | Salary needed |
|---|---|---|
| Flat | £130,000 · 266 | ≈£26,000 |
| Terraced house | £208,000 · 674 | ≈£41,600 |
| Semi-detached house | £242,000 · 1,230 | ≈£48,400 |
| Detached house | £355,000 · 619 | ≈£71,000 |
For context, the UK House Price Index puts Dudley average prices up 4.5% over 12 months.
Nearby in the index
- Denbighshire
- Derbyshire Dales
- Doncaster
- Dorset
- Dover
- Ealing
- East Cambridgeshire
- East Devon
- East Hampshire
- East Hertfordshire
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard residential sales), Jul 2025 – Jun 2026, standard residential sales, England & Wales. Averages: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry / ONS). Lending estimates use a typical 4.5× single-income multiple and are not a mortgage offer or financial advice.