DY7
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Kinver and Dunsley, in South Staffordshire.
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 DY7 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DY7, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DY7 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DY7 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DY7 at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.5 per 1,000 people across DY.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DY7.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (198), other crime (85) and anti-social behaviour (79).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DY7 was 55.5 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 DY7, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DY7 has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DY7
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Staffordshire 014A | 1,164 | 79.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 75.8% |
| South Staffordshire 014B | 1,474 | 57.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 65.6% |
| South Staffordshire 014C | 1,458 | 54.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 80.6% |
| South Staffordshire 014D | 1,766 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 52.3% |
| South Staffordshire 014E | 1,241 | 47.2 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% |
MPs for DY7
- Mike WoodConservativeMP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire97% of DY7’s postcodes
- Stuart AndersonConservativeMP for South Shropshire1.5% of DY7’s postcodes
- Cat EcclesLabourMP for Stourbridge1.2% of DY7’s postcodes
- Mark GarnierConservativeMP for Wyre Forest0.3% of DY7’s postcodes
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in DY71
Postcode sectors in DY72
Council1
Postcode districts next to DY78
More in the DY postcode area2
DY7 in brief
DY7 is a postcode district covering Kinver and Dunsley, in South Staffordshire.
About 8,410 people lived in DY7 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £425,000 in 2025 across 109 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 61.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DY7 was £425,000 in 2025.
DY7 had 8,155 usual residents at the census.
In DY7, 71.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DY7, 1.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.