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Postcode area · Dudley

DY area guide

Who lives in DY, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
484,963 (2024)
At a glance

What DY is like

The DY postcode area in West Midlands covers 11,111 live postcodes and is home to about 484,963 people in 199,817 households. 65.9% of households own their home, 14.6% rent privately and 18.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 53.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in DY sold for a median of £245,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How DY compares

Headline figures for DY, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.1/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
7/ 10

Around the middle: 33.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£245,000

Median over 3,960 sales in DY, −1.2% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.2/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 1 bus stop within 800m.

SchoolsMore
93%

Rated good or better across 163 inspected schools in DY.

Household incomeMore
£47,628

Average annual income before tax, higher than 35% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DY differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    An older population

    21.4% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.

  2. 02
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

  3. 03
    Few private renters

    Only 14.6% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

Questions

DY FAQs

01
Is DY a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.1 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 33.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 93% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in DY?

The median sale price over the last year was £245,000.

Homes in DY sold for a median of £245,000 across 3,960 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is DY safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around DY, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.
04
Who lives in DY?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7.4% of residents. 65.9% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (42.6%).
05
Which council covers DY?

The local authority for DY is Dudley.

DY comes under Dudley in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is DY?

Connectivity scores 0.2 out of 10.

There are 1 bus stop within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.2 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, 1.7 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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