# DY2 8RL: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY2 8RL 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 DY2 8RL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy2) › [DY2 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy2-8)

## Around this postcode

- **76 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Dudley 015C: 213 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **Flood Street, 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 560 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **No property in DY2 8RL 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=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 015C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **73.8% can get gigabit broadband at DY2 8RL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DY2 8RL**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL
- **15.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blowers Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blowers-green-primary-school-e147708) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kates Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kates-hill-primary-school-e144080) | Primary | 760 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St James Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-james-academy-e144657) | Secondary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-e140147) | Primary | 920 m (12 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 | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Jesson's Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jessons-church-of-england-primary-school-e150955) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beechwood Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beechwood-church-of-england-primary-school-e142047) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sledmere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sledmere-primary-school-e149221) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £123,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £120,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| February 2026 | £290,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2024 | £182,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2023 | £139,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| November 2024 | £75,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Flood Street (230 m, 3 minutes on foot); Dudley Interchange (590 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE (460 m); CENTRAL CLINIC (530 m); LIMESTONE SURGERY (640 m); STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE (650 m)
- Pharmacies: ASH PHARMACY (460 m); BOOTS (480 m); DIXONS GREEN PHARMACY (560 m); DUDLEY TOWN PHARMACY (640 m); STEPPINGSTONE PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (410 m); NORTH STREET DENTAL AND IMPLANT CLINIC (520 m); HALL STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (530 m); PURITY (560 m); CASTLE VIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (650 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Dudley High Street Supermarket (450 m, Asda); Iceland Dudley (500 m, Iceland); Heron Dudley (590 m, Heron); Aldi Cinder Bank Netherton Dudley (940 m, Aldi)

## 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 015C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 44.4** (2025). Dudley 015C has a deprivation score of 44.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,481st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £235,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 015C was £235,000 in 2025. Joint 9,935th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,856** (2021). Dudley 015C had 2,856 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 212th 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: 90.7%** (January 2026). In Dudley 015C, 90.7% 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.

## DY2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £196,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY2 was £196,000 in 2025. Joint 355th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 36,161** (2021). DY2 had 36,161 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 588th 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: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in DY2 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In DY2, 97.8% 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: 52.5060, -2.0829

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=-2.0829,52.5060,DY28RL

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