# DY3 1QJ: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY3 1QJ 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 DY3 1QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy3) › [DY3 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy3-1)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 11% on July. Dudley 002A: 141 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **Coseley, 2.4 km**: About 30 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **No property in DY3 1QJ 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=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 002A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY3 1QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at DY3 1QJ**: Road 48 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **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=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Queen Victoria Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-victoria-primary-school-e149544) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Dormston School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-dormston-school-e103855) | Secondary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Chad's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-chads-catholic-primary-school-e140144) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2023 | 86% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Cotwall End Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/cotwall-end-primary-school-e103810) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alder Coppice Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alder-coppice-primary-school-e103869) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodsetton School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodsetton-school-e151764) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Beacon Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-hill-academy-e137705) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 44.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hurst Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hurst-hill-primary-school-e143537) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| December 2025 | £202,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2026 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2025 | £265,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2023 | £252,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2025 | £216,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2026 | £265,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2025 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: NORTHWAY MEDICAL CENTRE (810 m); THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY (910 m)
- Pharmacies: DISPENSING CHEMIST (370 m); SEDGLEY PHARMACY (380 m); WELL (810 m); RIDGEWAY PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (170 m); LANGLAND DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m); LADIES WALK CENTRE (540 m); HIGHVIEW DENTAL PRACTICE (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Bilston Street, Sedgley (260 m, Aldi); Iceland Sedgley (410 m, Iceland); Asda Sedgley Superstore (520 m, Asda)

## 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 002A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 28.9** (2025). Dudley 002A has a deprivation score of 28.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,809th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £203,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 002A was £203,750 in 2025. Joint 6,930th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,536** (2021). Dudley 002A had 1,536 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,561st 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: 97.8%** (January 2026). In Dudley 002A, 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.

## DY3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £253,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY3 was £253,250 in 2025. 789th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,870** (2021). DY3 had 34,870 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 661st 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in DY3 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: 96.7%** (January 2026). In DY3, 96.7% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Centre: 52.5440, -2.1210

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=-2.1210,52.5440,DY31QJ

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