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The Straits, Lower Gornal, Dudley

MyStreetCheck free street report: The Straits, Lower Gornal, Dudley · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/dudley-west-midlands/the-straits/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DY3 3AL, DY3 3BH, DY3 3AW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£253,100
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£221,138
64 sales
Price range
£110k – £415k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
27 Feb 2026
DY3 3AW

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At a glance

House prices£253k average8% above the Dudley average CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station59 min walkCoseley station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 68 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

64 property sales on The Straits, Lower Gornal, Dudley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £253,100. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £201,466. Average sale prices rose from £150,500 in 2016 to £252,625 in 2026 (+68%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 8% above the Dudley average of £234,629 over the same period. 12 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 11 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 45% semi-detached, 30% terraced, 25% detached. Recorded sale prices on The Straits range from £110,000 to £415,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 152 streets in Dudley with at least two sales in the last year, The Straits ranks 48th for average price.

House prices on The Straits compared

The Straits£253,100
DY3 postcode area£262,526
Dudley£234,629
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DY3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £150,500 (5 sales)2016£151k2017: £183,300 (5 sales)2017£183k2018: £205,717 (9 sales)2018£206k2019: £217,094 (16 sales)2019£217k2021: £222,413 (12 sales)2021£222k2022: £330,000 (1 sales)2022£330k2023: £250,975 (2 sales)2023£251k2024: £269,500 (3 sales)2024£270k2025: £262,714 (7 sales)2025£263k2026: £252,625 (4 sales)2026£253k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 68 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached29£201,46616 Jan 2026
Terraced19£187,18427 Feb 2026
Detached16£297,11625 Jul 2025

Sold prices on The Straits

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
125A, The Straits DY3 3AW 27 Feb 2026£218,000 TerracedFreehold
51, The Straits DY3 3AL 6 Feb 2026£225,000 TerracedFreehold
44, The Straits DY3 3BH 16 Jan 2026£350,000 TerracedFreehold
82B, The Straits DY3 3BH 16 Jan 2026£217,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, The Straits DY3 3AL 19 Dec 2025£255,000 TerracedFreehold
145, The Straits DY3 3AW 16 Sep 2025£243,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
99, The Straits DY3 3AL 25 Jul 2025£342,500 DetachedFreehold
71, The Straits DY3 3AL 1 May 2025£210,000 TerracedFreehold
72, The Straits DY3 3BH 23 Apr 2025£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, The Straits DY3 3AB 31 Mar 2025£338,000 DetachedFreehold
115, The Straits DY3 3AL 7 Feb 2025£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
125, The Straits DY3 3AW 20 Jan 2025£180,000 TerracedFreehold
101B, The Straits DY3 3AL 23 Aug 2024£203,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, The Straits DY3 3BH 23 Aug 2024£258,000 TerracedFreehold
2, The Straits DY3 3AB 10 May 2024£347,500 DetachedFreehold
19, The Straits DY3 3AA 22 Sep 2023£207,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, The Straits DY3 3AA 24 Apr 2023£294,950 DetachedFreehold
129A, The Straits DY3 3AW 31 Mar 2023£225,000 TerracedFreehold
126, The Straits DY3 3BA 7 Oct 2022£330,000 DetachedFreehold
129A, The Straits DY3 3AW 7 Feb 2022£250,000 TerracedFreehold
100, The Straits DY3 3BH 22 Dec 2021£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
71, The Straits DY3 3AL 16 Dec 2021£180,000 TerracedFreehold
69, The Straits DY3 3AL 18 Nov 2021£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
144, The Straits DY3 3BA 22 Oct 2021£325,000 DetachedFreehold
51, The Straits DY3 3AL 22 Oct 2021£167,500 TerracedFreehold
46, The Straits DY3 3BH 28 Sep 2021£232,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, The Straits DY3 3BH 3 Sep 2021£261,500 TerracedFreehold
175, The Straits DY3 3AW 9 Aug 2021£240,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
82B, The Straits DY3 3BH 25 Jun 2021£176,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, The Straits DY3 3AB 12 Apr 2021£289,950 DetachedFreehold
54, The Straits DY3 3BH 9 Apr 2021£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, The Straits DY3 3AL 1 Apr 2021£142,000 TerracedFreehold
133, The Straits DY3 3AW 30 Sep 2020£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
7, The Straits DY3 3AA 13 Dec 2019£240,000 DetachedFreehold
139, The Straits DY3 3AW 6 Dec 2019£255,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, The Straits DY3 3AL 29 Nov 2019£163,000 TerracedFreehold
93A, The Straits DY3 3AL 22 Nov 2019£415,000 DetachedFreehold
70, The Straits DY3 3BH 12 Sep 2019£233,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
53, The Straits DY3 3AL 29 Aug 2019£143,000 TerracedFreehold
95, The Straits DY3 3AL 21 Jun 2019£177,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
81, The Straits DY3 3AL 14 Jun 2019£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
77, The Straits DY3 3AL 1 May 2019£163,000 TerracedFreehold
90, The Straits DY3 3BH 26 Apr 2019£235,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
137, The Straits DY3 3AW 12 Apr 2019£195,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, The Straits DY3 3AL 12 Apr 2019£130,000 TerracedFreehold
99, The Straits DY3 3AL 12 Apr 2019£270,000 DetachedFreehold
7A, The Straits DY3 3AA 5 Apr 2019£235,000 DetachedFreehold
80, The Straits DY3 3BH 22 Mar 2019£343,000 DetachedFreehold
59, The Straits DY3 3AL 5 Mar 2019£116,500 TerracedFreehold
73, The Straits DY3 3AL 26 Oct 2018£149,000 TerracedFreehold
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Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
51, The Straits £167,500 (Oct 2021) → £225,000 (Feb 2026) +34%
over 4 yrs
82B, The Straits £176,000 (Jun 2021) → £217,500 (Jan 2026) +24%
over 5 yrs
77, The Straits £163,000 (May 2019) → £255,000 (Dec 2025) +56%
over 7 yrs
99, The Straits £270,000 (Apr 2019) → £342,500 (Jul 2025) +27%
over 6 yrs
71, The Straits £180,000 (Dec 2021) → £210,000 (May 2025) +17%
over 3 yrs
2, The Straits £215,000 (May 2018) → £347,500 (May 2024) +62%
over 6 yrs
129A, The Straits £250,000 (Feb 2022) → £225,000 (Mar 2023) -10%
over 1 yr
69, The Straits £117,500 (May 2016) → £175,000 (Nov 2021) +49%
over 6 yrs
54, The Straits £173,000 (Sep 2017) → £245,000 (Apr 2021) +42%
over 4 yrs
59, The Straits £116,500 (Mar 2019) → £163,000 (Nov 2019) +40%
over under a year
70, The Straits £215,000 (Feb 2018) → £233,000 (Sep 2019) +8%
over 2 yrs
81, The Straits £110,000 (Jan 2016) → £160,000 (Jun 2019) +45%
over 3 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Straits

Crime

48 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Straits in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences13
Shoplifting11
Criminal damage & arson5
Vehicle crime5
Burglary4
Public order3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

The Straits is in or near 1 Environment Agency flood area:

  • River Stour and Smestow Brook in the Black Country and South Staffordshire Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near The Straits

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Straits Primary School 410 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 0.3 mi
Ellowes Hall Sports College 1,038 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.8 mi
Red Hall Primary School 429 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.0 mi
Cotwall End Primary School 415 pupils Primary 5–11 Report 1.2 mi
Roberts Primary School 626 pupils Primary 3–11 Requires improvement Report 1.2 mi
St Chad's Catholic Primary School 238 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 1.4 mi
Alder Coppice Primary School 351 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.5 mi
Blanford Mere Primary School 311 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 1.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Coseley station 3.0 mi · 59 min walk
  • Tipton station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 10 min walk
  • Dudley Port station 4.2 mi · 1 hr 23 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • High Arcal Road (adj, The Straits) 1 min walk
  • High Arcal Road (opp, The Straits) 1 min walk
  • Masefield Road (opp, The Straits) 3 min walk
  • Coleridge Rise (adj, The Straits) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Lower Gornal Medical Practice
    Lower Gornal Health Centre, Bull Street, Dudley · 1.0 mi
  • The Ridgeway Surgery
    175 The Ridgeway, Sedgley, Dudley · 1.4 mi
  • Tandon Medical Centre (Oram & Partners)
    Kent Street, Dudley · 1.4 mi
  • Castle Meadows Surgery
    100 Milking Bank, Dudley · 1.4 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Gornal Wood Local · 0.9 mi
  • Spar Spar - Gornal Wood · 0.9 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Gornal Dudley Express · 1.4 mi
  • Morrisons Morrisons Kingswinford Stourbridge · 1.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • J T Egginton Ltd · 0.9 mi
  • Gornal Wood Pharmacy · 0.9 mi
  • Ridgeway Pharmacy · 1.4 mi

Dentists

  • Kemberton Dental Practice · 0.9 mi
  • Bhandal Dental Practice · 1.0 mi
  • Building 5 · 1.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment8 of 10
Education and skills8 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime10 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned92.1%62.5%
Private rented5.3%20.3%
Social rented2.1%17.1%
Households619

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.4%17.4%
Aged 15–6452.8%64.1%
Aged 65+33.8%18.6%
Residents1,384

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Dudley with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around The Straits

Ethnic group

HereDudley
White98.8%84.9%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%2.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.2%8.4%
Other ethnic group0.2%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%2.5%

Religion

HereDudley
Christian65.6%49.3%
No religion29.4%36%
Not answered4.2%5.5%
Other religion0.4%0.5%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Hindu0.1%0.7%
Muslim0.1%6.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereDudley
Born in the UK98.7%92.1%
Born outside the UK1.3%7.9%

Highest qualification

HereDudley
Level 4 qualifications and above24.3%25%
No qualifications23.1%23.1%
Level 3 qualifications17.7%17.2%
Level 2 qualifications13.7%15%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.6%10.8%
Apprenticeship7.6%6%
Other qualifications4%2.9%

General health

HereDudley
Very good health39.7%43.9%
Good health38.7%35.4%
Fair health16.1%14.7%
Bad health4.3%4.7%
Very bad health1.2%1.3%

Cars or vans per household

HereDudley
1 car or van in household37.3%40.7%
2 cars or vans in household37.3%28.7%
No cars or vans in household13.9%20.5%
3 or more cars or vans in household11.5%10.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Dudley.

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