# DY12 2QH: area report for a postcode in Wyre Forest

DY12 2QH 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 DY12 2QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/wyre-forest) › [DY12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy12) › [DY12 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy12-2)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Wyre Forest 011A: 24 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **Kidderminster, 6.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **No property in DY12 2QH 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=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Wyre Forest 011A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **£230,984 average price**: For the whole of Wyre Forest, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY12 2QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **Low road and rail noise at DY12 2QH**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH
- **6.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Anne's CofE VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-annes-cofe-vc-primary-school-e135036) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Bewdley School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-bewdley-school-e135035) | Secondary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 43.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Bewdley Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bewdley-primary-school-e135076) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2026 | £400,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £650,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| June 2024 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2024 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £268,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar Bewdley (450 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 011A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.3** (2025). Wyre Forest 011A has a deprivation score of 15.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,712th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,400** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Wyre Forest 011A was £272,400 in 2025. 13,641st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,527** (2021). Wyre Forest 011A had 1,527 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,048th 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: 92.9%** (January 2026). In Wyre Forest 011A, 92.9% 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.

## DY12 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £314,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY12 was £314,000 in 2025. 1,011th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 12,683** (2021). DY12 had 12,683 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 888th least 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: 69%** (2022). About 69% of people in DY12 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: 76.9%** (January 2026). In DY12, 76.9% 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: 52.3745, -2.3326

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=-2.3326,52.3745,DY122QH

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