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

DY4 7LG 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 7LG 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

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Sandwell 016A: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **Horseley Road, 180 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 230 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **No property in DY4 7LG 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=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 016A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **44.4% can get gigabit broadband at DY4 7LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DY4 7LG**: Road 55 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG
- **11.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Martin's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-cofe-primary-school-e103987) | Primary | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blackwater Academy Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackwater-academy-sandwell-e152215) | Independent | 370 m (5 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 | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Q3 Academy Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/q3-academy-tipton-e146383) | Secondary | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Great Bridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/great-bridge-primary-school-e103915) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Compass Community School Victoria Park](https://openindex.co.uk/school/compass-community-school-victoria-park-e148064) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Joseph Turner Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-turner-primary-school-e103970) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Summerhill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-primary-academy-e143322) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £88,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 60 m |
| January 2024 | £87,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £193,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £257,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2025 | £207,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| August 2023 | £109,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Horseley Road (180 m, 2 minutes on foot); Dudley Port (330 m, 4 minutes on foot); Dudley Port (380 m, 5 minutes on foot); Great Bridge (940 m, 12 minutes on foot); Sedgley Road (1 km, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE VICTORIA SURGERY (820 m); GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH (1 km)
- Pharmacies: DUGGALS CHEMIST (180 m); DUGGALS CHEMIST (760 m); GREAT BRIDGE PHARMACY (990 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (840 m); GREAT BRIDGE DENTAL PRACTICE (870 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Tipton West Bromwich (680 m, Lidl); Co-op Upper Church Lane (720 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Morrisons Daily Dudley Port (860 m, Morrisons); Heron Tipton West Bromwich (960 m, Heron)

## 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 016A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.1** (2025). Sandwell 016A has a deprivation score of 15.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,477th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £214,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 016A was £214,500 in 2025. Joint 7,866th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,745** (2021). Sandwell 016A had 2,745 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 374th 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: 94.6%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 016A, 94.6% 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: 52.5278, -2.0472

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)
- [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=-2.0472,52.5278,DY47LG

## How to cite

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