# DY6

Postcode district covering Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Ridge Hill, in Dudley.

DY6 is a postcode district covering Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Ridge Hill, in Dudley. Median sale price £280,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DY6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DY6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=DY6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 56% of people in DY6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=DY6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 443 homes were sold in DY6 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=DY6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DY6.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=DY6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DY6 had 28,474 usual residents at the census.

## How DY6 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DY6 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £280,000 | 5th most expensive | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2025 |
| Population | 28,474 | 5th least populated | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 56% | 4th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 96.8% | 3rd highest | 14 postcode districts, DY · Jan 2026 |

## Is DY6 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DY6 at a rate of 45.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.5 per 1,000 people across the DY postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 117 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DY6.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (529), other crime (243) and shoplifting (149).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DY6 was 49.2 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DY6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DY6 has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DY6

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dudley 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009816) | 1,662 | 90.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Dudley 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009817) | 1,250 | 18.3 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Dudley 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009819) | 1,495 | 45.2 per 1,000 | 8 | 94.5% |
| [Dudley 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009820) | 1,497 | 79.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.7% |
| [Dudley 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009814) | 1,284 | 25.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.6% |
| [Dudley 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009815) | 1,274 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Dudley 014C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009818) | 1,226 | 43.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 014D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009821) | 1,303 | 19.4 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.8% |
| [Dudley 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009822) | 1,487 | 69.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [Dudley 016C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009823) | 1,303 | 43.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.1% |
| [Dudley 016D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009824) | 1,897 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.3% |
| [Dudley 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009825) | 1,438 | 30.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009826) | 1,428 | 22.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.5% |
| [Dudley 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009827) | 1,624 | 18.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009828) | 1,291 | 79.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 019F](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009830) | 1,658 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009911) | 1,231 | 12.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009913) | 1,526 | 50.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.4% |

## Your MP

- [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire): Mike Wood (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 86% of the people here.
- [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dudley): Sonia Kumar (Labour), MP since July 2024. 14% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in DY6

[Kingswinford North](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/kingswinford-north), [Kingswinford South](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/kingswinford-south), [Wall Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/wall-heath)

## Postcode sectors in DY6

[DY6 0 (97 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6-0), [DY6 6 (9 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6-6), [DY6 7 (210 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6-7), [DY6 8 (231 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6-8), [DY6 9 (203 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6-9)

## Council

[Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)

## Towns in DY6

[Kingswinford](https://openindex.co.uk/town/kingswinford)

## Postcode districts next to DY6

[DY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy3), [DY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5), [DY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7), [DY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8)

## Nearest rail stations

[Stourbridge Town (5.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1418,52.4556), [Flood Street (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0816,52.5079), [Lye (West Midlands) (5.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.1159,52.4599), [Dudley Interchange (5.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations#around=-2.0793,52.5108)

## More in the DY postcode area

[All DY postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DY6 in brief

DY6 is a postcode district covering Kingswinford, Wall Heath and Ridge Hill, in Dudley.
About 28,903 people lived in DY6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £280,000 in 2025 across 443 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 45.8 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DY6 was £280,000 in 2025.
DY6 had 28,474 usual residents at the census.
About 56% of people in DY6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DY6, 96.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DY6
- Postcode area: [DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy)
- Constituency: [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire)
- Council: [Dudley †](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Area: 9.71 km²
- People, mid-2024: 28,903*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 95

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DY3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy3), [DY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5), [DY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8), [DY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7)

## Latest updates for DY6

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DY6

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.10. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy6