# B63 1JX: area report for a postcode in Dudley

B63 1JX is a postcode in Dudley.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dudley. Open the map at B63 1JX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [B63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b63) › [B63 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b63-1)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 20% on July. Dudley 043B: 20 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **Cradley Heath, 3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **No property in B63 1JX listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 043B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 540 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at B63 1JX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **Low road and rail noise at B63 1JX**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX
- **9.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Lutley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lutley-primary-school-e143783) | Primary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, January 2025 | 82% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Huntingtree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/huntingtree-primary-school-e151157) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | – |
| [Caslon Primary Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caslon-primary-community-school-e103801) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Margaret's At Hasbury CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-at-hasbury-cofe-primary-school-e103840) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady and St Kenelm RC School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-and-st-kenelm-rc-school-e103850) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Windsor High School and Sixth Form](https://openindex.co.uk/school/windsor-high-school-and-sixth-form-e136618) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 44.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Halesowen CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halesowen-cofe-primary-school-e103847) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| March 2025 | £417,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £410,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| January 2026 | £450,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2025 | £375,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MEADOWBROOK SURGERY (650 m)
- Pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Halesowen - Bassnage Road (540 m, The Co-operative Group); Tesco Hasbury Express (820 m, Tesco)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £232,196** (July 2026). Dudley’s average house price was £232,196 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dudley earned a median of £35,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 83rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Dudley costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.2** (2025). Dudley has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 103rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dudley 043B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.4** (2025). Dudley 043B has a deprivation score of 3.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,329th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £292,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 043B was £292,500 in 2025. Joint 15,548th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,360** (2021). Dudley 043B had 1,360 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,535th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.2%** (January 2026). In Dudley 043B, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## B63 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £248,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in B63 was £248,000 in 2025. Joint 742nd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 37,254** (2021). B63 had 37,254 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 545th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in B63 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.0%** (January 2026). In B63, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Centre: 52.4435, -2.0794

Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen): Alex Ballinger (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-2.0794,52.4435,B631JX

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