# DY8 4HG: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY8 4HG 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 4HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8) › [DY8 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8-4)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Dudley 031A: 67 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **Stourbridge Town, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 140 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **No property in DY8 4HG 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=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 031A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **£233,819 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **90.3% can get gigabit broadband at DY8 4HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DY8 4HG**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **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=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Amblecote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/amblecote-primary-school-e103806) | Primary | 140 m (2 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Glasshouse College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/glasshouse-college-e132004) | Special | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Brook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brook-primary-school-e103778) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2022 | 65% 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 | 900 m (11 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashwood Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashwood-park-primary-school-e103818) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Peters Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peters-hill-primary-school-e103791) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Greenfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenfield-primary-school-e152129) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024, before the school changed | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £181,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| June 2023 | £305,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| August 2025 | £57,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| February 2024 | £88,750 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2026 | £385,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| October 2025 | £437,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE (210 m); LION HEALTH (690 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (210 m); BRETTELL LANE PHARMACY (510 m); PEAK PHARMACY (690 m)
- Dental practices: STOURBRIDGE HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE CENTRE (210 m); BLACK COUNTRY ORTHODONTICS (210 m); 135 HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (470 m); PABARI DENTAL CLINICS LIMITED (490 m); STOURCOTE DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Stourbridge Audnam Express (550 m, Tesco); Lidl Amblecote Stourbridge (560 m, Lidl); Sainsburys Wollaston High Street Local (590 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £233,819** (August 2026). Dudley’s average house price was £233,819 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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: 6.6×** (2025). A home in Dudley costs 6.6 times local full-time pay. Joint 136th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 031A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.3** (2025). Dudley 031A has a deprivation score of 16.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,765th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £287,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 031A was £287,500 in 2025. Joint 15,083rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,384** (2021). Dudley 031A had 2,384 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,545th 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: 91.9%** (January 2026). In Dudley 031A, 91.9% 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: 52.4663, -2.1515

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), August 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=-2.1515,52.4663,DY84HG

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8-4hg