Crap Towns / Dudley / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Dudley?
In the Dudley council area, 1,808 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.27% of all homes, 9% higher than England's 1.17%.
An empty house in Dugley is the one spot in the borough where nobody's moaning about the council.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 1,236 | 0.91% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 1,349 | 0.99% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 1,204 | 0.88% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 1,005 | 0.73% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 1,076 | 0.78% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 1,038 | 0.75% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 1,011 | 0.73% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 1,071 | 0.77% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 862 | 0.61% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 832 | 0.59% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 1,159 | 0.82% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 1,182 | 0.84% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 1,808 | 1.27% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Sandwell | 1.43% |
| Wolverhampton | 1.31% |
| Dudley | 1.27% |
| Walsall | 1.04% |
| South Staffordshire | 0.90% |
| Bromsgrove | 0.86% |
| Across England | 1.17% |