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

DY4 9RZ 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 9RZ 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

- **28 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Sandwell 014G: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **Tipton, 460 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **No property in DY4 9RZ 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=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sandwell 014G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **£205,830 average price**: For the whole of Sandwell, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY4 9RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **Low road and rail noise at DY4 9RZ**: Road 44 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **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=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ
- **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=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Pauls Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-pauls-church-of-england-academy-e140921) | Primary | 340 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Summerhill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/summerhill-primary-academy-e143322) | Primary | 380 m (5 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 | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Albright Education Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albright-education-centre-e103887) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Q3 Academy Tipton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/q3-academy-tipton-e146383) | Secondary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, April 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 34.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Joseph Turner Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/joseph-turner-primary-school-e103970) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Silvertrees Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/silvertrees-academy-e140792) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |
| [Tipton Green Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tipton-green-junior-school-e149508) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| June 2026 | £225,000 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £159,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £213,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| December 2024 | £175,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Tipton (470 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE (820 m); SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE (820 m); GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY (980 m)
- Pharmacies: BRUTONS PHARMACY (NEPTUNE) (820 m); SWANPOOL PHARMACY (820 m); BRUTONS PHARMACY (GLEBEFIELDS) (980 m)
- Dental practices: 2 UNITY WALK DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m); OASIS DENTAL CARE TIPTON (760 m); PRINCES END DENTAL PRACTICE (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Upper Church Lane (610 m, Midcounties Co-operative); Heron Princes End (820 m, Heron); Farmfoods Tipton West Bromwich (890 m, Farmfoods)

## 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 014G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 34.0** (2025). Sandwell 014G has a deprivation score of 34.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,525th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sandwell 014G was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 5,145th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,535** (2021). Sandwell 014G had 1,535 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,611th 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: 82.0%** (January 2026). In Sandwell 014G, 82.0% 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: 52.5343, -2.0631

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=-2.0631,52.5343,DY49RZ

## How to cite

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