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

DY5 1XN 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 1XN 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

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Dudley 022C: 120 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **Cradley Heath, 2.5 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **No property in DY5 1XN 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=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 022C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 630 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY5 1XN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **Low road and rail noise at DY5 1XN**: 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=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **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=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN
- **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=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sunny Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sunny-hill-school-e152729) | Special | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Brierley Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brierley-hill-primary-school-e103776) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, March 2025 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brockmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brockmoor-primary-school-e103777) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Woodside Primary School and Nursery](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodside-primary-school-and-nursery-e143821) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-rc-primary-school-e141489) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Netherton CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/netherton-cofe-primary-school-e144418) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mount Pleasant Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-school-e103780) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Withymoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/withymoor-primary-school-e150456) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2026 | £45,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| November 2025 | £75,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |
| December 2025 | £55,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 340 m |
| January 2023 | £176,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| April 2023 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 450 m |
| August 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 470 m |
| November 2024 | £187,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 490 m |
| October 2025 | £325,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 540 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE WATERFRONT SURGERY (630 m); HIGH OAK SURGERY (630 m); AW SURGERIES (760 m)
- Pharmacies: ASDA PHARMACY (530 m); BOOTS (570 m); BRIERLEY HILL PHARMACY (630 m); ALBION STREET PHARMACY (660 m); DAY NIGHT PHARMACY (760 m)
- Dental practices: BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m); VENTURE WAY (DENTAL SURGERY) (630 m); BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m); BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (740 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Dudley Road Dudley (430 m, Aldi); Asda Brierley Hill Superstore (540 m, Asda); M&S Merryhill (570 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Dudley Superstore (840 m, Asda); Iceland Brierley Hill (900 m, Iceland)

## 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 022C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.3** (2025). Dudley 022C has a deprivation score of 43.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,732nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £136,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 022C was £136,000 in 2025. Joint 1,629th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,980** (2021). Dudley 022C had 1,980 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,634th 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: 98.3%** (January 2026). In Dudley 022C, 98.3% 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: 52.4871, -2.1148

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=-2.1148,52.4871,DY51XN

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