# DY11 6LZ: area report for a postcode in Wyre Forest

DY11 6LZ 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 6LZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) › [DY11](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy11) › [DY11 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy11-6)

## Around this postcode

- **38 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 19% on July. Wyre Forest 008E: 58 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **Kidderminster, 2.1 km**: About 26 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **No property in DY11 6LZ 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=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Wyre Forest 008E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **£230,984 average price**: For the whole of Wyre Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY11 6LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DY11 6LZ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **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=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Foley Park Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/foley-park-primary-academy-e145483) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sutton Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-park-primary-school-e146749) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), May 2023 | 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Birchen Coppice Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/birchen-coppice-academy-e144650) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-cofe-primary-school-e144999) | Primary | 1.4 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 | – |
| [Baxter College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/baxter-college-e144367) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 33.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Southwell Education Ltd](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwell-education-ltd-e152611) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Wyre Forest School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyre-forest-school-e135791) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, June 2025 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2024 | £238,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2026 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2023 | £295,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £258,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £173,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £187,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2026 | £243,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY (970 m); AYLMER LODGE COOKLEY PARTNERSHIP (970 m)
- Pharmacies: KIDDERMINSTER PHARMACY (390 m); COHENS CHEMIST (970 m)
- Dental practices: SUTTON PARK DENTAL CENTRE (100 m); FOLEY PARK DENTAL PRACTICE (280 m); DENORA HEALTHCARE LTD (390 m); STOURPORT ROAD DENTAL SURGERY (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Foley Park Express (370 m, Tesco); Aldi Birchen Coppice Kidderminster (720 m, Aldi); Tesco Bewdley Hill Esso Express (940 m, Tesco)

## 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 008E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.0** (2025). Wyre Forest 008E has a deprivation score of 30.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,252nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £213,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wyre Forest 008E was £213,000 in 2025. Joint 7,805th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,524** (2021). Wyre Forest 008E had 1,524 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,232nd 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Wyre Forest 008E, 99.7% 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.

## 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: 52.3759, -2.2655

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=-2.2655,52.3759,DY116LZ

## How to cite

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