# DY10

Postcode district covering Kidderminster, in Wyre Forest.

DY10 is a postcode district covering Kidderminster, in Wyre Forest. Median sale price £257,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 92.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DY10. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DY10 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £257,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY10 was £257,000 in 2025. 817th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 36,255** (2021). DY10 had 36,255 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 586th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in DY10 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.7%** (January 2026). In DY10, 83.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DY10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in DY10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DY10) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 579 homes were sold in DY10 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DY10) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DY10.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DY10) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DY10 had 36,255 usual residents at the census.

## How DY10 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DY10 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £257,000 | 7th cheapest | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2025 |
| Population | 36,255 | 4th most populated | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | 5th most people in radon Affected Areas | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.7% | 4th lowest | 14 postcode districts, DY · Jan 2026 |

## Is DY10 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DY10 at a rate of 92.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.5 per 1,000 people across the DY postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 356 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DY10.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,336), other crime (569) and anti-social behaviour (459).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DY10 was 101.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DY10, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DY10 has no single figure. Of its 26 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DY10

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wyre Forest 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032431) | 1,556 | 46.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 32.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032432) | 1,565 | 46.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 41.8% |
| [Wyre Forest 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032433) | 1,505 | 44.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 38.2% |
| [Wyre Forest 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032439) | 1,349 | 45.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.3% |
| [Wyre Forest 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032440) | 1,184 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 86.8% |
| [Wyre Forest 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032436) | 1,509 | 26.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032438) | 1,518 | 31.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.4% |
| [Wyre Forest 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032446) | 1,413 | 48.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Wyre Forest 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032447) | 1,482 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.4% |
| [Wyre Forest 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032448) | 1,146 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032434) | 2,325 | 120.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032435) | 1,476 | 150.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032437) | 1,846 | 108.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01034331) | 1,085 | 604.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 36.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01034332) | 1,649 | 168.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 70.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032449) | 1,599 | 79.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Wyre Forest 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032464) | 1,480 | 94.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Wyre Forest 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032465) | 1,524 | 82.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032466) | 1,350 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 87.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032467) | 1,172 | 69.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.3% |
| [Wyre Forest 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032468) | 1,099 | 50.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032418) | 1,300 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 83.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032419) | 1,269 | 35.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 86.0% |
| [Wyre Forest 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032420) | 1,231 | 84.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.1% |
| [Wyre Forest 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032421) | 1,156 | 35.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 91.5% |
| [Wyre Forest 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/neighbourhood/e01032422) | 1,438 | 107.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.4% |

## Your MP

- [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest): Mark Garnier (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Droitwich and Evesham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/droitwich-and-evesham): Nigel Huddleston (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 1.9% of the people here.
- [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire): Mike Wood (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.3% of the people here.
- [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromsgrove): Bradley Thomas (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

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

## Middle areas in DY10

[Comberton](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/comberton), [Greenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/greenhill), [Kidderminster Town](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/kidderminster-town), [Spennells & Hoobrook](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/spennells-and-hoobrook), [Wolverley, Cookley & Blakedown](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest/wolverley-cookley-and-blakedown)

## Postcode sectors in DY10

[DY10 1 (198 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10-1), [DY10 2 (260 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10-2), [DY10 3 (302 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10-3), [DY10 4 (239 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10-4)

## Council

[Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)

## Towns in DY10

[Kidderminster](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kidderminster)

## Postcode districts next to DY10

[B61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b61), [DY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7), [DY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8), [DY9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9), [DY11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy11), [DY13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy13), [WR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9), [WV98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv98)

## Nearest rail stations

[Kidderminster (3.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2385,52.3845), [Blakedown (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1769,52.4064), [Hartlebury (4.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.2211,52.3345)

## More in the DY postcode area

[All DY postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DY10 in brief

DY10 is a postcode district covering Kidderminster, in Wyre Forest.
About 37,878 people lived in DY10 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £257,000 in 2025 across 579 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 92.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DY10 was £257,000 in 2025.
DY10 had 36,255 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in DY10 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DY10, 83.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DY10
- Postcode area: [DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy)
- Constituency: [Wyre Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest)
- Council: [Wyre Forest †](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)
- Area: 64.18 km²
- People, mid-2024: 37,878*
- Neighbourhoods: 26
- Output areas: 125

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DY11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy11), [DY9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9), [WR9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wr9), [DY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7), [WV98](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/wv98), [B61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b61)

## Latest updates for DY10

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DY10

## How to cite

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