DY8 5LW
PostcodeA postcode in Dudley 021D, Kingswinford South ward, Dudley.
This report describes the area around DY8 5LW, not any one home. Each figure is shown at the level it was published: the postcode, a 1 km square, the neighbourhood or the whole council, as its tag says.
Around DY8 5LW
- 7 crimes within 500 mAugust, up 133% on JulyDudley 021D: 32 a year per 1,000 peopleMap point
- Stourbridge Town, 3.9 kmThe nearest station, in a straight lineExact point
- 2 schools within 800 mNearest is 380 m awayExact point
- No property in DY8 5LW listed at risk of floodingFrom rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessmentPostcode
- England’s least deprived 20%This neighbourhood, Dudley 021DNeighbourhood
- £232,196 average priceFor the whole of Dudley, July 2026Council
- 1 GP practice within 1 kmNearest is 900 m awayPostcode
- 3 supermarkets within 1 kmNearest is 270 m awayExact point
- Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY8 5LWSuperfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026Postcode
- Low road and rail noise at DY8 5LWRoad 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021)Postcode
- Not in a radon Affected AreaUnder 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level1 km grid
- 9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxideModelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 20251 km grid
Schools near DY8 5LW
Within 2 km, nearest first| School | Distance | Latest Ofsted outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Belle Vue Primary School Primary. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 380 m 5 minutes on foot | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade |
| Glynne Primary School Primary. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 690 m 9 minutes on foot | Good (overall), July 2023 |
| Fairhaven Primary School Primary. 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 860 m 11 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), October 2021, before the school changed |
| Summerhill School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 51.0 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.4 km 17 minutes on foot | School remains Good, May 2024 |
| Ashwood Park Primary School Primary. 31% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.4 km 18 minutes on foot | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 |
| Bromley Hills Primary School Primary. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) | 1.8 km 22 minutes on foot | Standards maintained, January 2025 |
| The Brier School Special | 1.9 km 23 minutes on foot | Outstanding (overall), February 2023, before the school changed |
| The Wordsley School Secondary. Attainment 8 of 36.9 (2025/26, provisional) | 1.9 km 24 minutes on foot | School remains Good (Concerns), next inspection graded, February 2024 |
Distances are in a straight line. Councils and schools set catchments and admissions, which Open Index doesn’t map: the council’s schools pages. Ofsted outcomes are as published, each with its date; grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Recent sales near DY8 5LW
Latest sale at each postcode- £475,000Lawnswood Road, DY8 5LWSeptember 2024, detached, established, freehold10 m
- £425,000Highcroft Avenue, DY8 5LXJuly 2025, detached, established, freehold40 m
- £325,000Lawnswood Road, DY8 5LNMay 2024, detached, established, freehold60 m
- £300,000Spinney Close, DY8 5LAAugust 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold100 m
- £410,000Lawnswood Avenue, DY8 5LPJanuary 2026, detached, established, freehold150 m
- £252,000Elmwood Road, DY8 5JUJuly 2026, semi-detached, established, freehold160 m
- £242,000Fernleigh Gardens, DY8 5LYJanuary 2024, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
- £190,000Troon Place, DY8 5EWMarch 2025, semi-detached, established, freehold190 m
HM Land Registry sales at nearby postcodes, by street and postcode only, never a house number. Sales take weeks to be registered. Every sale on the map
Within 1 km of DY8 5LW
In a straight lineGP practices
- WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE900 m
Pharmacies
- COUNTY PHARMACY900 m
Supermarkets
- Spar - LawnswoodSpar270 m
- Spar - WordsleySpar880 m
- Sainsburys Dudley Wordsley LocalSainsburys930 m
The neighbourhood: Dudley 021D
Everything about Dudley 021DThe postcode district: DY8
Everything about DY8Your MP
- Mike WoodConservativeMP for Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Where these figures come from
- Street-level crimeAugust 2026Map point
- Rail and Tube stations2024/25Exact point
- SchoolsExact point
- Flood risk by postcodeJune 2026Postcode
- English Indices of Deprivation 20252025Neighbourhood
- Average house priceJuly 2026Council
- GP practicesPostcode
- SupermarketsExact point
- Broadband by postcodeJanuary 2026Postcode
- Road and rail noise by postcode2021Postcode
- Radon potential1 km grid
- Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)20251 km grid
Counts, distances and walking times are worked out by Open Index from each layer’s published points and outlines, in a straight line from the postcode’s centre. Street names © OpenStreetMap contributors.