# DY8 3LG: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY8 3LG 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 DY8 3LG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8) › [DY8 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8-3)

## Around this postcode

- **8 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 27% on July. Dudley 038A: 20 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **Stourbridge Town, 2.1 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **No property in DY8 3LG 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=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 038A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 670 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY8 3LG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **Low road and rail noise at DY8 3LG**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **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=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG
- **9.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Gig Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gig-mill-primary-school-e150457) | Primary | 660 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2020, before the school changed | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Ridge Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-ridge-primary-school-e103805) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ridgewood High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ridgewood-high-school-e141712) | Secondary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Greenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-primary-school-e152129) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |
| [St Joseph's RC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-rc-primary-school-e141477) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited](https://openindex.co.uk/school/elmfield-rudolf-steiner-school-limited-e103876) | Independent | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St James's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-jamess-cofe-primary-school-e103851) | Primary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King Edward VI College Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/king-edward-vi-college-stourbridge-e148142) | Sixth form and further education | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £345,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2024 | £320,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2025 | £330,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £315,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £233,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £238,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BROADWAY PHARMACY (680 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Broadway (670 m, Midcounties Co-operative)

## 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 038A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.6** (2025). Dudley 038A has a deprivation score of 12.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,816th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £263,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 038A was £263,000 in 2025. Joint 12,826th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,477** (2021). Dudley 038A had 1,477 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,957th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Dudley 038A, 100.0% 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.

## DY8 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £265,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY8 was £265,000 in 2025. Joint 861st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 51,050** (2021). DY8 had 51,050 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 188th 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: 44%** (2022). About 44% of people in DY8 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In DY8, 96.0% 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: 52.4503, -2.1722

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=-2.1722,52.4503,DY83LG

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8-3lg.

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 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8-3lg