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DY8 4YT area guide

Who lives in DY8 4YT, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Hawbush
Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Neighbourhood population
1,677 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
At a glance

What DY8 4YT is like

DY8 4YT is a postcode in the Hawbush area of Dudley. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,677 people. 76.8% of households own their home, 20.2% rent privately and 3% are in social housing. The largest age group is 40–44, and 68.1% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in DY8 4 sold for a median of £247,500 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How DY8 4YT compares

Headline figures for DY8 4YT, 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
5/ 10

Around the middle: 19.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£247,500

Median over 171 sales in DY8 4, −6.1% on the year before.

TransportMore
3.0/ 10

Limited: 0 stations within a mile, 36 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
67%

Rated good or better across 6 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£43,889

Average annual income before tax, higher than 23% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DY8 4YT differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Prices fallingLook closer

    The median sale price in DY8 4 is down 6.1% on the year before.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    76.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

DY8 4YT FAQs

01
Is DY8 4YT 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 19.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 5 of 10 nationally. 67% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10 (limited).
02
How much does a house cost in DY8 4YT?

The median sale price over the last year was £247,500.

Homes in DY8 4 sold for a median of £247,500 across 171 sales in the year to August 2026, −6.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is DY8 4YT safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around DY8 4YT, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 5 of 10.
04
Who lives in DY8 4YT?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 40–44, at 11.1% of residents. 76.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (43.5%).
05
Which council covers DY8 4YT?

The local authority for DY8 4YT is Dudley.

DY8 4YT comes under Dudley in the West Midlands. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is DY8 4YT?

Connectivity scores 3.0 out of 10.

There are 36 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 3.0 out of 10 (limited). The nearest station is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, 1.1 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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