# DY5 1QJ: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY5 1QJ is a postcode in Dudley.

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 Dudley. Open the map at DY5 1QJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5) › [DY5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **105 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 15% on July. Dudley 022A: 479 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **Cradley Heath, 1.7 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 480 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **No property in DY5 1QJ 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=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 022A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **8 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 90 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY5 1QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at DY5 1QJ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **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=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ
- **11.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-e141489) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brierley Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brierley-hill-primary-school-e103776) | Primary | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, March 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Pleasant Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-school-e103780) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Quarry Bank Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/quarry-bank-primary-school-e103830) | Primary | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Withymoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/withymoor-primary-school-e150456) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sunny Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunny-hill-school-e152729) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Thorns Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorns-collegiate-academy-e143818) | Secondary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brockmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockmoor-primary-school-e103777) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £99,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| June 2026 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £195,000 | Terraced, established, leasehold | 310 m |
| May 2025 | £148,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 340 m |
| December 2024 | £318,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| August 2024 | £267,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| September 2023 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| January 2026 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE WATERFRONT SURGERY (570 m); HIGH OAK SURGERY (570 m); THORNS ROAD SURGERY (830 m); AW SURGERIES (870 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (340 m); BRIERLEY HILL PHARMACY (570 m); IAN MCARDLE CHEMIST (760 m); ASDA PHARMACY (770 m); DAY NIGHT PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: VENTURE WAY (DENTAL SURGERY) (570 m); BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (810 m); BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (920 m); BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m); BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (940 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Dudley Superstore (90 m, Asda); Iceland Merry Hill (200 m, Iceland); Lidl Merry Hill Retail Park (310 m, Lidl); M&S Merryhill (340 m, Marks and Spencer); Farmfoods Brierley Hill Stourbridge (770 m, Farmfoods)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £232,196** (July 2026). Dudley’s average house price was £232,196 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £35,486** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dudley earned a median of £35,486 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 83rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 6.5×** (2025). A home in Dudley costs 6.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 128th 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: 23.2** (2025). Dudley has a deprivation score of 23.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 103rd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dudley 022A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 53.1** (2025). Dudley 022A has a deprivation score of 53.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,852nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £187,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 022A was £187,250 in 2025. Joint 5,421st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,038** (2021). Dudley 022A had 2,038 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,726th 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: 84.4%** (January 2026). In Dudley 022A, 84.4% 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.

## DY5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £204,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY5 was £204,000 in 2025. Joint 417th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,248** (2021). DY5 had 43,248 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 348th 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: 74%** (2022). About 74% of people in DY5 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: 97.6%** (January 2026). In DY5, 97.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Centre: 52.4795, -2.1102

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

## Your MP

- [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stourbridge): Cat Eccles (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=-2.1102,52.4795,DY51QJ

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