# DY6 7XU: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY6 7XU 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 DY6 7XU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6) › [DY6 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6-7)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 14% on July. Dudley 012A: 90 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **Flood Street, 4.9 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **No property in DY6 7XU 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=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY6 7XU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **Low road and rail noise at DY6 7XU**: 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=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blanford Mere Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blanford-mere-primary-school-e103792) | Primary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e148937) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | 44% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Kingswinford Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswinford-academy-e137773) | Secondary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | Attainment 8 of 50.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Dawley Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dawley-brook-primary-school-e103781) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crestwood Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crestwood-park-primary-school-e103790) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Crestwood School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-crestwood-school-e141325) | Secondary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Pens Meadow School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pens-meadow-school-e103883) | Special | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [The Brier School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brier-school-e151763) | Special | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2023, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| December 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| June 2026 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| March 2025 | £280,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| August 2025 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| June 2025 | £365,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| October 2025 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| December 2023 | £300,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (760 m)
- Pharmacies: STALLINGS LANE (IN-STORE) PHARMACY (750 m); KINGSWINFORD PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: BUILDING 5 (570 m); KINGSWINFORD HEALTH CENTRE (DENTAL SURG) (760 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Kingswinford Stourbridge (330 m, Aldi); Morrisons Daily Kingswinford (430 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Kingswinford Stourbridge (710 m, Morrisons); Lidl Kingswinford Stourbridge (910 m, Lidl)

## 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 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.0** (2025). Dudley 012A has a deprivation score of 8.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,227th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £272,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 012A was £272,500 in 2025. Joint 13,647th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,662** (2021). Dudley 012A had 1,662 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,141st 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Dudley 012A, 99.3% 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.

## DY6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY6 was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 990th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,474** (2021). DY6 had 28,474 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 999th 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: 56%** (2022). About 56% of people in DY6 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: 96.8%** (January 2026). In DY6, 96.8% 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: 52.5038, -2.1539

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

## Your MP

- [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dudley): Sonia Kumar (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=-2.1539,52.5038,DY67XU

## How to cite

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