# DY4 7HG: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

DY4 7HG is a postcode in Sandwell.

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 Sandwell. Open the map at DY4 7HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [DY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4) › [DY4 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4-7)

## Around this postcode

- **59 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 34% on July. Sandwell 016B: 146 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **Great Bridge, 440 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **12 of 52 properties in DY4 7HG at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 2. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **85% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DY4 7HG**: Road 60 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **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=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG
- **12.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Great Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-bridge-primary-school-e103915) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harvills Hawthorn Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harvills-hawthorn-primary-school-e131591) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Newtown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newtown-primary-school-e146434) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blackwater Academy Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackwater-academy-sandwell-e152215) | Independent | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Albright Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albright-education-centre-e103887) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Q3 Academy Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/q3-academy-tipton-e146383) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Martin's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-cofe-primary-school-e103987) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ryders Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ryders-green-primary-school-e103979) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £199,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| April 2024 | £70,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| May 2024 | £49,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £83,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| August 2024 | £157,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| February 2025 | £215,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| November 2023 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 410 m |
| April 2026 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 430 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Great Bridge (440 m, 6 minutes on foot); Horseley Road (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH (110 m); GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE (340 m)
- Pharmacies: GREAT BRIDGE PHARMACY (100 m); BOOTS (130 m); ASDA PHARMACY (170 m); PHARMASSURED LTD (340 m)
- Dental practices: GREAT BRIDGE DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Tipton West Bromwich (130 m, Heron); Asda Great Bridge Supercentre (240 m, Asda); Lidl Tipton West Bromwich (440 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £205,830** (July 2026). Sandwell’s average house price was £205,830 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,029** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sandwell earned a median of £33,029 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 19th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.2×** (2025). A home in Sandwell costs 6.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 106th 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: 33.8** (2025). Sandwell has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 19th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sandwell 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.0** (2025). Sandwell 016B has a deprivation score of 29.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,766th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £207,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 016B was £207,500 in 2025. Joint 7,218th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,025** (2021). Sandwell 016B had 2,025 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,918th 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: 89.5%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 016B, 89.5% 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.

## DY4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £214,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY4 was £214,000 in 2025. 480th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,510** (2021). DY4 had 48,510 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 239th 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: 26%** (2022). About 26% of people in DY4 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: 96.1%** (January 2026). In DY4, 96.1% 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: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell)
- Centre: 52.5297, -2.0316

Council: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Tipton and Wednesbury](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/tipton-and-wednesbury): Antonia Bance (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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-2.0316,52.5297,DY47HG

## How to cite

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