Strong on safety, with schools to consider

Wordsley North at a glance

House prices
£240,000
Middle33rd percentile
Schools
11th percentile
Weak
Transport
39th percentile
Middle
Crime rate
44.9 per 1,000 residents
Strong75th percentile
Flood risk
2.7% of the area in flood zones
Middle35th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Wordsley North a good place to live?

Wordsley North may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance 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

  • People prioritising lower crime

Watch out for

  • School performance appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Wordsley North

Crime rate

Crime rate
44.9 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
75th percentile nationally

Lower crime than most neighbourhoods nationally.

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 Wordsley North

House prices

Median sale price
£240,000
Percentile
33rd percentile nationally

House prices are below the national middle range.

Median of 130 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 Wordsley North

Schools

11th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Wordsley North

Flood risk

2.7% 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 0.9% of the area. That is the 35th 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 Wordsley North

Transport

39th 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 Wordsley North a good place to live?

Wordsley North may be a good fit for people who value lower crime. School performance appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Wordsley North safe?

Wordsley North ranks in the 75th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Wordsley North?

The median sale price was £240,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 33rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Wordsley North?

Schools rank in the 11th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Wordsley North?

Nearby public profiles include Gornal in Dudley and Earl Shilton in Hinckley and Bosworth.