5,731
Households
White Brit. · 70%
Ethnicity
Christian · 45%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
78 · 5.1 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£204,333
Median property price
285
Postcodes
Overview of Castle & Priory
Coordinates52.5206, -2.0943
Postcodes
285
Population (Census)
15,422
Households (Census)
5,731
Recorded crime · May '26
78 · 5.1 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Castle & Priory
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 2.91 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 2.91 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Castle & Priory
Property sales · Castle & Priory
HM Land Registry · Castle & Priory
Average price
£218,050
YoY: +4.9%
Median price: £202,944
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Apr '26Apr '26: 4 sales · avg £232,125
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£255k£199k£144k
May '24Nov '24May '25Nov '25Apr '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Castle & Priory
Crime trends · Castle & Priory
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
564227
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY -20%
ASB
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Vehicle Crime
27153
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -22%
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1593
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY +60%
Demographics in Castle & Priory
Ethnicity
White Brit.69.8%
Indian6.2%
Other White4.1%
Pakistani3.8%
African3.8%
+ 4 other groups · 12.3%
Religion
Christian44.7%
No religion37.0%
Muslim5.9%
Not answered5.6%
Sikh3.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.1%
Age groups
35–4919.8%
50–6417.7%
25–3415.4%
10–159.0%
5–98.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.9%
Other15.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.5%
Any member 66+8.0%
+ 8 other households · 38.4%
Schools in Castle & Priory
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bishop Milner Catholic College
Dudley · DY1 3BY
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St James Academy
Dudley · DY1 3JE
Good
0.6 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Wrens Nest Primary School
Dudley · DY1 3NX
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Dudley College of Technology
Dudley · DY1 4AS
0.7 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Priory Park Community School
Dudley · DY1 3JY
0.2 mi
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
Priory Primary School
Dudley · DY1 4AQ
Not judged
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
The Wenlock School
Dudley · DY1 3SS
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Castle & Priory
Postcodes in Castle & Priory
DY1 1AGDY1 1AHDY1 1HLDY1 1JXDY1 2GADY1 2GBDY1 2GDDY1 2GEDY1 2GFDY1 2GGDY1 2GHDY1 2GJDY1 2GLDY1 2GNDY1 2GQDY1 2GXDY1 2GYDY1 2GZDY1 2RNDY1 2RSDY1 2RTDY1 2RUDY1 2UFDY1 3ABDY1 3ASDY1 3AZDY1 3BHDY1 3BJDY1 3BNDY1 3BPDY1 3BQDY1 3BTDY1 3BUDY1 3BWDY1 3BYDY1 3BZDY1 3DADY1 3DBDY1 3DDDY1 3DEDY1 3DFDY1 3DGDY1 3DHDY1 3DJDY1 3DLDY1 3DNDY1 3DPDY1 3DQDY1 3DRDY1 3DSDY1 3DTDY1 3DWDY1 3DXDY1 3EADY1 3EBDY1 3EDDY1 3EEDY1 3EGDY1 3EHDY1 3EJDY1 3ELDY1 3ENDY1 3EPDY1 3EQDY1 3ERDY1 3EWDY1 3EXDY1 3EYDY1 3EZDY1 3HADY1 3HBDY1 3HDDY1 3HEDY1 3HFDY1 3HGDY1 3HHDY1 3HJDY1 3HLDY1 3HNDY1 3HPDY1 3HQDY1 3HRDY1 3HSDY1 3HTDY1 3HUDY1 3HWDY1 3HYDY1 3HZDY1 3JADY1 3JBDY1 3JEDY1 3JFDY1 3JLDY1 3JTDY1 3JUDY1 3JXDY1 3JYDY1 3JZDY1 3LADY1 3LBDY1 3LDDY1 3LEDY1 3LFDY1 3LGDY1 3LHDY1 3LJDY1 3LLDY1 3LNDY1 3LPDY1 3LQDY1 3LRDY1 3LSDY1 3LTDY1 3LUDY1 3LWDY1 3LXDY1 3LYDY1 3LZDY1 3NADY1 3NB