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DY4 4AR area guide

Who lives in DY4 4AR, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood: Great Bridge & Dudley Port
Council: Sandwell
Region: West Midlands
Neighbourhood population: 2,726 (2024)

DY4 4ARTipton

At a glance

What DY4 4AR is like

DY4 4AR is a postcode in the Great Bridge & Dudley Port area of Sandwell. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 2,726 people. 67.3% of households own their home, 27.7% rent privately and 4.7% are in social housing. The largest age group is 35–39, and 65.5% 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.

Scores

How DY4 4AR compares

Headline figures for DY4 4AR, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

6.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

6/ 10

Around the middle: 31.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

10.0/ 10

Excellent: 7 stations within a mile, 37 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

86%

Rated good or better across 14 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore

£41,753

Average annual income before tax, higher than 16% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DY4 4AR differs most from the national average.

01
A big private rental marketPositive
27.7% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England. Tenant demand is established here.
02
Well connectedPositive
7 stations within a mile and 37 bus stops within a ten-minute walk.

Questions

DY4 4AR FAQs

Is DY4 4AR a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 31.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10 (excellent).

Is DY4 4AR safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around DY4 4AR, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.

Who lives in DY4 4AR?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 35–39, at 9.5% of residents. 67.3% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (38.6%).

Which council covers DY4 4AR?

The local authority for DY4 4AR is Sandwell.

DY4 4AR comes under Sandwell in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DY4 4AR?

Connectivity scores 10.0 out of 10.

There are 37 bus stops within 800m and 7 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 10.0 out of 10 (excellent). The nearest station is Horseley Road (West Midlands Metro), 0.2 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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