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Norton North

Middle area

South west Dudley. 5,901 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Norton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£285,000
Joint 3,446th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,923
Joint 2,645th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
100.0%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Norton North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norton North at a rate of 39.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences96
Other crime52
Criminal damage and arson25
Vehicle crime25
Anti-social behaviour15
Shoplifting7
Burglary6
Drug offences3
Theft from the person2
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Norton North compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Norton NorthMiddle
Median sale price43 middle areas, Dudley · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from £163,500 to £388,500. The middle area is £240,000. Norton North is £285,000.
£285,0009th most expensive
Population43 middle areas, Dudley · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 5,358 to 10,213. The middle area is 7,712. Norton North is 5,923.
5,9235th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares43 middle areas, Dudley · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Norton North is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage43 middle areas, Dudley · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dudley43 areas from 86.1% to 100.0%. The middle area is 98.0%. Norton North is 100.0%.
100.0%joint highest

Is Norton North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norton North at a rate of 39.1 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 79.9 per 1,000 people across Dudley.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 28 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Norton North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (96), other crime (52) and vehicle crime (25).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Dudley

These figures are published for the whole of Dudley, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dudley and not Norton North alone. See Dudley

Average house price
£233,819
Up 3.4% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,486
83rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
6.6×
Joint 136th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
23.2
103rd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Norton North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Norton North was £285,000 in 2025.

Norton North had 5,923 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Norton North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Norton North, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.