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DY11 6QZ area guide

Who lives in DY11 6QZ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Foley Park
Council: Wyre Forest
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 1,700 (2024)

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At a glance

What DY11 6QZ is like

DY11 6QZ is a postcode in the Foley Park area of Wyre Forest. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,700 people. 66.1% of households own their home, 27.9% rent privately and 4.9% are in social housing. The largest age group is 30–34, and 65.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is above the England and Wales average. Homes in DY11 6 sold for a median of £200,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How DY11 6QZ compares

Headline figures for DY11 6QZ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

5.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

7/ 10

Around the middle: 35.5 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore

£200,500

Median over 169 sales in DY11 6, −14% on the year before.

TransportMore

5.0/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 33 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

89%

Rated good or better across 9 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£44,101

Average annual income before tax, higher than 24% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DY11 6QZ differs most from the national average.

01
A young populationPositive
22.6% of residents are aged 20 to 34 (the peak renting age), against 19.6% across England.
02
A big private rental marketPositive
27.9% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
03
Prices fallingLook closer
The median sale price in DY11 6 is down 14% on the year before.

Questions

DY11 6QZ FAQs

Is DY11 6QZ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 35.5 per 1,000 people a year, band 7 of 10 nationally. 89% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10 (good).

How much does a house cost in DY11 6QZ?

The median sale price over the last year was £200,500.

Homes in DY11 6 sold for a median of £200,500 across 169 sales in the year to August 2026, −14% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.

Is DY11 6QZ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.5 offences per 1,000 people a year around DY11 6QZ, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 7 of 10.

Who lives in DY11 6QZ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 30–34, at 9.1% of residents. 66.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is terraced (45.9%).

Which council covers DY11 6QZ?

The local authority for DY11 6QZ is Wyre Forest.

DY11 6QZ comes under Wyre Forest in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DY11 6QZ?

Connectivity scores 5.0 out of 10.

There are 33 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 5.0 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Kidderminster Rail Station, 0.8 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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