Dudley vs Nuneaton and Bedworth: buying or renting a home
A typical terraced house costs £30,000 (17%) more in Dudley than in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Measured against local pay, buying is harder in Dudley: it takes 5.9× median annual pay, against 5.1× in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
At a glance
| Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth | |
|---|---|---|
| Buying a home | Fairly affordable | Fairly affordable |
| Renting a home | Fairly affordable | Fairly affordable |
| Recorded crime | About average | About average |
Buying rates the typical price of all homes against median pay; renting rates a year of average rent against median pay; crime rates recorded crime per resident against the England and Wales average.
What the numbers say
Median full-time pay in Nuneaton and Bedworth (£35,277) is 1% lower than in Dudley (£35,486), while a typical terraced house costs 14% less (£180,000 against £210,000). Set against local pay, Nuneaton and Bedworth is the easier of the two for a typical earner to buy in.
Buying a terraced house takes 5.9× annual pay in Dudley and 5.1× in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Renting one takes 29% of pay in Dudley and 31% in Nuneaton and Bedworth. The two measures point different ways: buying is harder in Dudley, but renting takes a bigger share of pay in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Across all property types and measured against pay, Dudley is the 111th least expensive of 316 areas to buy in, and Nuneaton and Bedworth is the 105th least expensive of 316 areas. For renting against pay, Dudley is the 107th least expensive of 316 areas and Nuneaton and Bedworth is around the middle of 316 areas (178th most expensive).
Someone on £40,000 in Dudley would need about £34,500 in Nuneaton and Bedworth to be equally placed to buy a terraced house, and about £42,000 to be equally placed to rent one. Keeping the same pay after a move to Nuneaton and Bedworth would leave you better placed to buy. These figures compare housing costs only; they ignore other living costs and the pay you could earn in a new job.
Police recorded 74.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Dudley and 81.3 in Nuneaton and Bedworth, so recorded crime per resident is 9% higher in Nuneaton and Bedworth. The biggest difference is in sexual offences: 2.8 per 1,000 in Dudley against 4.1 in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
Can a typical earner buy?
| Terraced house | Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth |
|---|---|---|
| Median full-time pay | £35,486 | £35,277 |
| House price ÷ pay | 5.9× | 5.1× |
| Median pay as a share of income typically needed to buy | 84% | 98% |
| Rent a year as a share of median pay | 29% | 31% |
Buying, by property type
| Type | Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £360,000 | £336,748 | -6% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Semi-detached | £243,500 | £234,000 | -4% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Terraced | £210,000 | £180,000 | -14% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
Renting, by property type
| Type (average rent a month) | Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | £1,084 | £1,238 | +14% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Semi-detached | £913 | £991 | +9% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Terraced | £870 | £910 | +5% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
Crime
Police recorded 74.5 crimes per 1,000 residents in Dudley and 81.3 in Nuneaton and Bedworth, so recorded crime per resident is 9% higher in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
| Police recorded crime per 1,000 residents | Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime (excluding fraud) | 74.5 | 81.3 | +9% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Violence against the person | 30.6 | 30.8 | +1% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Sexual offences | 2.8 | 4.1 | +46% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Robbery | 1.0 | 1.3 | +25% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Residential burglary (per 1,000 households) | 7.7 | 7.2 | -5% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Vehicle offences | 6.9 | 6.2 | -10% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 0.5 | +68% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.4 | 7.0 | +10% in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
Rates use resident population, so city centres and student areas show higher crime per resident than residents experience. Recorded crime also depends on reporting and police recording practice.
How prices have changed in each area
Average house price for all property types, indexed so that 2005 is 100. A line at 200 means prices have doubled.
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| Year | Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100 | 100 |
| 2006 | 105 | 105 |
| 2007 | 111 | 111 |
| 2008 | 108 | 107 |
| 2009 | 100 | 95 |
| 2010 | 104 | 101 |
| 2011 | 100 | 99 |
| 2012 | 100 | 98 |
| 2013 | 101 | 99 |
| 2014 | 106 | 105 |
| 2015 | 110 | 109 |
| 2016 | 117 | 118 |
| 2017 | 124 | 127 |
| 2018 | 131 | 134 |
| 2019 | 136 | 137 |
| 2020 | 140 | 142 |
| 2021 | 156 | 149 |
| 2022 | 171 | 166 |
| 2023 | 177 | 169 |
| 2024 | 178 | 168 |
| 2025 | 184 | 173 |
| 12 months to July 2026 | 188 | 175 |
In 2005 the average home cost £122,392 in Dudley and £130,858 in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Now it is £229,956 and £228,606: Dudley is up 88% and Nuneaton and Bedworth is up 75%. Prices have risen faster in Dudley, so the gap between the two has narrowed.
Buying a home against local pay, over time
Average house price divided by median full-time pay. Higher means harder to afford.
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| Year | Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.1 years of pay | 6.0 years of pay |
| 2010 | 5.7 years of pay | 5.3 years of pay |
| 2015 | 5.3 years of pay | 5.7 years of pay |
| 2020 | 5.5 years of pay | 6.5 years of pay |
| 2025 | 6.3 years of pay | 6.4 years of pay |
In 2005 a home cost 6.1 years of pay in Dudley and 6.0 years in Nuneaton and Bedworth. In 2025 it was 6.3 years and 6.4 years.
How rents have changed in each area
Average monthly rent for all property types, indexed so that 2015 is 100.
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| Year | Dudley | Nuneaton and Bedworth |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100 | 100 |
| 2016 | 101 | 103 |
| 2017 | 103 | 106 |
| 2018 | 105 | 108 |
| 2019 | 108 | 112 |
| 2020 | 111 | 114 |
| 2021 | 117 | 118 |
| 2022 | 124 | 122 |
| 2023 | 132 | 127 |
| 2024 | 139 | 140 |
| 2025 | 147 | 158 |
| August 2026 | 155 | 168 |
In 2015 the average rent was £553 a month in Dudley and £550 in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Now it is £858 and £925: up 55% in Dudley and up 68% in Nuneaton and Bedworth. Rents have risen faster in Nuneaton and Bedworth.
What your salary is worth in each area
Salary needed to afford the same kind of home (terraced), going by median prices and average rents.
Moving from Dudley to Nuneaton and Bedworth
| Earning in Dudley | Equivalent to buy in Nuneaton and Bedworth | Equivalent to rent in Nuneaton and Bedworth |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £25,500 | £31,500 |
| £40,000 | £34,500 | £42,000 |
| £50,000 | £43,000 | £52,500 |
| £60,000 | £51,500 | £63,000 |
Moving from Nuneaton and Bedworth to Dudley
| Earning in Nuneaton and Bedworth | Equivalent to buy in Dudley | Equivalent to rent in Dudley |
|---|---|---|
| £30,000 | £35,000 | £28,500 |
| £40,000 | £46,500 | £38,000 |
| £50,000 | £58,500 | £48,000 |
| £60,000 | £70,000 | £57,500 |