# DY4 9QH: area report for a postcode in Sandwell

DY4 9QH 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 9QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sandwell](https://openindex.co.uk/sandwell) › [DY4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4) › [DY4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **43 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 17% on July. Sandwell 007A: 167 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **Tipton, 860 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **No property in DY4 9QH 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=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 007A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY4 9QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **Low road and rail noise at DY4 9QH**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **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=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Summerhill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-primary-academy-e143322) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Tipton Green College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tipton-green-college-e150776) | Special | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Pauls Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-academy-e140921) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wallbrook Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wallbrook-primary-academy-e147721) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glebefields Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glebefields-primary-school-e103925) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wednesbury Oak Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wednesbury-oak-academy-e140793) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Joseph Turner Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-turner-primary-school-e103970) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Jubilee Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/jubilee-park-academy-e140136) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2023 | £183,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| December 2024 | £157,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2026 | £117,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2023 | £168,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| March 2025 | £171,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2024 | £134,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| September 2023 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tipton (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m); GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY (860 m)
- Pharmacies: SWANPOOL PHARMACY (600 m); BRUTONS PHARMACY (GLEBEFIELDS) (860 m); ASDA PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: PRINCES END DENTAL PRACTICE (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Tipton West Bromwich (440 m, Farmfoods); Heron Princes End (560 m, Heron); Asda Tipton Superstore (950 m, Asda); Co-op Upper Church Lane (950 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 007A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 59.1** (2025). Sandwell 007A has a deprivation score of 59.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,077th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,738** (2021). Sandwell 007A had 1,738 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,000th 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: 94.7%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 007A, 94.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 9.4%** (August 2026). In Sandwell 007A, 9.4% 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: 52.5382, -2.0650

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=-2.0650,52.5382,DY49QH

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