# DY4 8XQ: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

DY4 8XQ 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 8XQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [DY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4) › [DY4 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4-8)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Sandwell 016F: 108 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **Sedgley Road, 310 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 200 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **No property in DY4 8XQ 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=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 016F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY4 8XQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DY4 8XQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **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=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sacred Heart Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sacred-heart-primary-school-e135029) | Primary | 200 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 59% 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 | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Burnt Tree Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnt-tree-primary-school-e103914) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tipton Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tipton-green-junior-school-e149508) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Silvertrees Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silvertrees-academy-e140792) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Tividale Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tividale-community-primary-school-e133261) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Martin's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-martins-cofe-primary-school-e103987) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2022 | 52% 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 | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2024 | £73,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| June 2025 | £133,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2026 | £189,550 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| July 2023 | £262,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2024 | £127,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| November 2023 | £247,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2024 | £342,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| August 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Sedgley Road (320 m, 4 minutes on foot); Birmingham New Road (720 m, 9 minutes on foot); Dudley Port (740 m, 9 minutes on foot); Dudley Port (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE VICTORIA SURGERY (390 m); WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE (770 m)
- Pharmacies: DUGGALS CHEMIST (440 m); TESCO INSTORE PHARMACY (850 m); DUGGALS CHEMIST (980 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Dudley Port (300 m, Morrisons); Co-op Tipton West Bromwich (640 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Tesco Dudley Extra (870 m, Tesco)

## 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 016F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 40.0** (2025). Sandwell 016F has a deprivation score of 40.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,553rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,767** (2021). Sandwell 016F had 1,767 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,987th 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: 97.2%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 016F, 97.2% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 7.8%** (August 2026). In Sandwell 016F, 7.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 52.5200, -2.0573

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=-2.0573,52.5200,DY48XQ

## How to cite

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