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A large town of 25,206 in West Midlands.
Homes are affordable here, though not without reasons. Overall, Coseley earns a C−, better than just over a fifth of UK towns. In the ranking it comes #15 of 35 in West Midlands. The weak point is schools: primary results beat 21% of towns in England; secondary results beat 19% of towns in England. On cost of living it is strong (A−): homes sell for a median £220,400, about 4.6 times local household income. Health is weaker too: life expectancy is 78 for men and 82 for women.
Figures: prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · life expectancy, ONS.
The 3 things Coseley does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Coseley is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Coseley’s built-up area.
5% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Coseley. Best known first.
CastleDudley Castle1.1 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWolverhampton Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the northwest · 159K visitors a year
MuseumBlack Country Living Museum600 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumWednesbury Museum & Art Gallery3.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumBliston Craft Gallery and Library1.3 km outside town, to the north
Abbey or prioryPriory Ruins1 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coseley.
People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 11%, lower than both West Midlands’ towns (14%) and England’s towns (12%). Coseley has a median age of 42 years. Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Coseley | West Midlands | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 20% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 14% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 27% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 24% | 25% |
| 65+ | 20% | 16% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.5% | 4.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 17% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 28% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · West Midlands and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Coseley’s five primaries and one secondary have 2,984 pupils between them. Three of its 9 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed. 55% of pupils at the town’s 5 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Bramford Primary School’s results beat 79% of schools in England like it.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 557 | C− |
| Beacon Hill AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 1,117 | B− |
| Bramford Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 476 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
5% of homes date from before 1919. Of Coseley’s land, 1% lies in conservation areas, below both West Midlands’ towns (4%) and England’s towns (7%). Also worth knowing: for its size, Coseley has 2 listed buildings per 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Asked at the census, 78% of residents of Coseley said they were in good or very good health. At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, above West Midlands’ towns (18%) and England’s towns (17%) alike. 3 GP practices serve the town; 77% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Coseley | West Midlands | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 78% | 80% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7% | 6% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Property crime (burglary and damage) runs at 19.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Coseley logged 1,930 reported offences in a year (to August 2026), plus 52 complaints of anti-social conduct. Of all the crimes, 44% were violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Social housing holds nearly a quarter of households, above both West Midlands’ towns (22%) and England’s towns (18%). 64% of households are owner-occupiers. Private rents average £859 a month across the Dudley council area.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £297,500 | 152 |
| Semi-detached | £220,000 | 382 |
| Terraced | £210,000 | 195 |
| Flat or maisonette | £99,250 | 28 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 17% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
The census counted 17% of workers working mainly from home. 83% of commuters drove, above West Midlands’ towns (73%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. In 2026, 4.5% of 16 to 64s were claiming unemployment benefits. Work in town: 6% of resident commuters.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
13 notable people were born in Coseley.
Kelly Groucutt: Alterna2 http://www.alterna2.com, CC BY 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coseley | 25,206 | — | C− | A− | C− | D |
| Sedgley | 31,976 | 1.5 | C | B+ | C− | C |
| Tipton | 47,202 | 1.6 | D− | C− | D | D− |
| Bilston | 34,631 | 2 | D− | C− | D− | D− |
| Dudley | 64,277 | 2.4 | C− | A | D− | D |
| Darlaston | 21,541 | 3 | D− | C | D− | D− |
| Rowley Regis | 39,052 | 3.3 | D | C− | C− | D |
| Wednesbury | 20,321 | 3.6 | D− | C− | D− | D− |
People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results trail 81% of towns in England, and primary results trail 79% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
It has more crime per resident than most places its size: 71% of the 645 UK towns of 10,000 to 50,000 people report less.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £220,400, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £99,250, terraced houses £210,000, semi-detached houses £220,000 and detached houses £297,500.
Large town in West Midlands, England
Coseley is a built-up area of 25,206 people, in the Dudley council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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