# DY1 4RJ: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY1 4RJ 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 DY1 4RJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy1) › [DY1 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy1-4)

## Around this postcode

- **80 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 111% on July. Dudley 006C: 353 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **Dudley Castle, 280 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **No property in DY1 4RJ 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=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 006C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY1 4RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at DY1 4RJ**: Road 70 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ
- **12.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Beechwood Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-church-of-england-primary-school-e142047) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e140147) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 93% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dudley College of Technology](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dudley-college-of-technology-e130475) | Sixth form and further education | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Kates Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kates-hill-primary-school-e144080) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burnt Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnt-tree-primary-school-e103914) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tividale Hall Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tividale-hall-primary-school-e103960) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-academy-e144657) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Sacred Heart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-primary-school-e135029) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £166,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £205,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| July 2026 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 300 m |
| July 2024 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| September 2025 | £125,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 370 m |
| December 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 400 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dudley Castle (280 m, 4 minutes on foot); Tipton Road (410 m, 5 minutes on foot); Dudley Interchange (590 m, 7 minutes on foot); Birmingham New Road (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Flood Street (920 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CENTRAL CLINIC (700 m); WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE (830 m); BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (420 m); BOOTS (770 m); DIXONS GREEN PHARMACY (880 m); ASH PHARMACY (930 m)
- Dental practices: NORTH STREET DENTAL AND IMPLANT CLINIC (630 m); CASTLE VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (670 m); HALL STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (700 m); PURITY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Dudley Extra (380 m, Tesco); Iceland Dudley (710 m, Iceland); Heron Dudley (710 m, Heron)

## 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 006C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.6** (2025). Dudley 006C has a deprivation score of 28.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,957th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £200,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 006C was £200,000 in 2025. Joint 6,525th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,166** (2021). Dudley 006C had 2,166 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,186th most 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: 79.3%** (January 2026). In Dudley 006C, 79.3% 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.

## DY1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £211,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY1 was £211,250 in 2025. 469th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 35,120** (2021). DY1 had 35,120 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 648th 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: 97%** (2022). About 97% of people in DY1 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: 95.1%** (January 2026). In DY1, 95.1% 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: 52.5138, -2.0720

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

## Your MP

- [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dudley): Sonia Kumar (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=-2.0720,52.5138,DY14RJ

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