Strong on transport, with safety to consider

Belle Vale at a glance

House prices
£235,000
Middle31st percentile
Schools
39th percentile
Middle
Transport
82nd percentile
Strong
Crime rate
94.2 per 1,000 residents
Weak28th percentile
Flood risk
2.4% of the area in flood zones
Middle32nd percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Belle Vale a good place to live?

Belle Vale may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Dudley below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Movers who value stronger transport access

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Belle Vale

Crime rate

Crime rate
94.2 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
28th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Belle Vale

House prices

Median sale price
£235,000
Percentile
31st percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 115 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Belle Vale

Schools

39th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Belle Vale

Flood risk

2.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.3% of the area. That is the 32nd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Belle Vale

Transport

82nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Belle Vale a good place to live?

Belle Vale may be a good fit for people who value stronger transport access. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Belle Vale safe?

Belle Vale ranks in the 28th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Belle Vale?

The median sale price was £235,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 31st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Belle Vale?

Schools rank in the 39th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Belle Vale?

Nearby public profiles include Gornal in Dudley and Wordsley North in Dudley.