# DY11 5HB: area report for a postcode in Wyre Forest

DY11 5HB is a postcode in Wyre Forest.

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 Wyre Forest. Open the map at DY11 5HB for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) › [DY11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy11) › [DY11 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy11-5)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 22% on July. Wyre Forest 002C: 39 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **Kidderminster, 2.2 km**: About 28 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **No property in DY11 5HB 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=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Wyre Forest 002C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **£230,984 average price**: For the whole of Wyre Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY11 5HB**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **Low road and rail noise at DY11 5HB**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Catherine's CofE (VC) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-catherines-cofe-vc-primary-school-e135051) | Primary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Franche Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/franche-primary-school-e135050) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's CofE (VA) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-va-primary-school-e135057) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyre Forest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyre-forest-school-e135791) | Special | 1.2 km (14 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | – |
| [Wolverley Sebright Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wolverley-sebright-primary-academy-e146074) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Unity Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/unity-academy-e149698) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St John's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-e144999) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Nurture Learning](https://openindex.co.uk/school/nurture-learning-e147465) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £276,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| October 2023 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2023 | £245,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2024 | £84,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £313,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: CREST PHARMACY (290 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Franche Road Food (600 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Asda Habberley Express Petrol (680 m, Asda); Spar - Kidderminster (860 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £230,984** (July 2026). Wyre Forest’s average house price was £230,984 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £34,661** (2025). Full-time workers living in Wyre Forest earned a median of £34,661 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 47th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.7×** (2025). A home in Wyre Forest costs 6.7 times local full-time pay. Joint 145th 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: 22.1** (2025). Wyre Forest has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 113th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Wyre Forest 002C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.0** (2025). Wyre Forest 002C has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,227th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £285,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wyre Forest 002C was £285,000 in 2025. Joint 14,790th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,317** (2021). Wyre Forest 002C had 1,317 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,094th 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: 99.5%** (January 2026). In Wyre Forest 002C, 99.5% 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.

## DY11 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £247,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY11 was £247,750 in 2025. 739th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 32,518** (2021). DY11 had 32,518 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 775th 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: 60%** (2022). About 60% of people in DY11 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: 94.3%** (January 2026). In DY11, 94.3% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest)
- Centre: 52.3998, -2.2601

Council: [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest): Mark Garnier (Conservative), 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=-2.2601,52.3998,DY115HB

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