# DY7 5HQ: area report for a postcode in South Staffordshire

DY7 5HQ is a postcode in South Staffordshire.

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 South Staffordshire. Open the map at DY7 5HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) › [DY7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7) › [DY7 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy7-5)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. South Staffordshire 014C: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **Stourbridge Town, 7.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: None found within 1.6 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **No property in DY7 5HQ 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=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Staffordshire 014C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **£310,862 average price**: For the whole of South Staffordshire, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **No gigabit broadband at DY7 5HQ**: Superfast for 50%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DY7 5HQ**: Road 46 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **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=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2024 | £107,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 380 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £310,862** (July 2026). South Staffordshire’s average house price was £310,862 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 5.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £38,788** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Staffordshire earned a median of £38,788 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 167th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.0×** (2025). A home in South Staffordshire costs 8.0 times local full-time pay. Joint 135th least 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: 13.5** (2025). South Staffordshire has a deprivation score of 13.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 71st least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Staffordshire 014C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.3** (2025). South Staffordshire 014C has a deprivation score of 11.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,272nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £515,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Staffordshire 014C was £515,000 in 2025. Joint 4,352nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,458** (2021). South Staffordshire 014C had 1,458 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,978th least 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: 80.6%** (January 2026). In South Staffordshire 014C, 80.6% 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.

## DY7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £425,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY7 was £425,000 in 2025. Joint 503rd most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 8,155** (2021). DY7 had 8,155 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 623rd least 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: 25%** (2022). About 25% of people in DY7 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: 71.2%** (January 2026). In DY7, 71.2% 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: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire)
- Centre: 52.4840, -2.2408

Council: [South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/south-staffordshire) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Kingswinford and South Staffordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/kingswinford-and-south-staffordshire): Mike Wood (Conservative), 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=-2.2408,52.4840,DY75HQ

## How to cite

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