Postcode sector · Kingswinford

DY6 6 area guide

Who lives in DY6 6, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council: Dudley
Region: West Midlands
Population: 1,464 (2024)

DY6 6Postcode sector · Kingswinford

At a glance

What DY6 6 is like

The DY6 6 postcode sector in Dudley covers 8 live postcodes and is home to about 1,464 people in 656 households. 84.1% of households own their home, 8.7% rent privately and 6.4% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 47.3% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average.

Scores

How DY6 6 compares

Headline figures for DY6 6, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore

7.0/ 10

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

CrimeMore

3/ 10

Lower than most: 13.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

TransportMore

3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 30 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore

No schools found nearby.

Household incomeMore

£53,768

Average annual income before tax, higher than 52% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DY6 6 differs most from the national average.

01
Low crimePositive
13.6 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.
02
An older population
33.7% of residents are 65 or over, against 18.4% across England.
03
Few private renters
Only 8.7% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.
04
Mostly owner-occupied
84.1% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

DY6 6 FAQs

Is DY6 6 a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 7.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 13.6 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

Is DY6 6 safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.6 offences per 1,000 people a year around DY6 6, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.

Who lives in DY6 6?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 8% of residents. 84.1% of households own their home. The most common property type is detached (58.8%).

Which council covers DY6 6?

The local authority for DY6 6 is Dudley.

DY6 6 comes under Dudley in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.

How well connected is DY6 6?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 30 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited).

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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