WORK has started to build more than 30 affordable homes on the disused site of a former pub in Dudley.

Citizen is working with Village Partnerships to build 31 homes on the site of the old Duncan Edwards pub on Priory Road.

The pub was named after the legendary Manchester United footballer who grew up in nearby Elm Road. It closed in 2005 and was destroyed by a fire a year later.

The development will comprise 12 three-bedroom homes and a three-storey block of 19 flats and is one of five projects being delivered between Citizen and Village Partnerships to provide 104 affordable homes across the West Midlands.

Nick Byrne, executive director of development at Citizen, said: “There is a real need for affordable housing in the area and building more than 100 homes will help with this.

“We are pleased that work is well under way at Priory Road, and we’re looking forward to providing homes on a site that has been unused for well over a decade.”

Tom Ayers, director of Village Partnerships, added: “We are pleased to be working with Citizen in this partnership and to be providing more affordable homes across the West Midlands.

“We are looking forward to seeing Priory Road progress and for work to start on our other developments.”

The Priory Road development is due to be completed in early 2024.