# DY9 8JZ: area report for a postcode in Dudley

DY9 8JZ 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 DY9 8JZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) › [DY9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9) › [DY9 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9-8)

## Around this postcode

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 20% on July. Dudley 037B: 217 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **Lye (West Midlands), 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 750 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **No property in DY9 8JZ 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=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 037B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY9 8JZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at DY9 8JZ**: Road 68 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 5 of 6**: 10% to 30% 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=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ
- **10.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Rufford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rufford-primary-school-e148685) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wollescote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wollescote-primary-school-e103800) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Old Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-old-park-school-e152593) | Special | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |
| [Thorns Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorns-primary-school-e150322) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023, before the school changed | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thorns Collegiate Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorns-collegiate-academy-e143818) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), March 2024 | Attainment 8 of 37.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Pedmore High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pedmore-high-school-e145593) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 35.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Peters Hill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/peters-hill-primary-school-e103791) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redhill-school-e139872) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | Attainment 8 of 48.0 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £92,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| June 2024 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2023 | £183,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| June 2025 | £175,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2025 | £250,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2023 | £160,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| December 2025 | £130,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| October 2024 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Lye (West Midlands) (230 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE (160 m); THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE (190 m); CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (200 m)
- Pharmacies: LYE PHARMACY (170 m); DAY NIGHT PHARMACY (220 m)
- Dental practices: BHANDAL DENTAL PRACTICE (70 m); DENTAL SURGERY (240 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Lye Express (520 m, Tesco); Aldi Dudley Road Lye (540 m, Aldi)

## 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 037B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 59.9** (2025). Dudley 037B has a deprivation score of 59.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 996th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,926** (2021). Dudley 037B had 1,926 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,666th 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Dudley 037B, 98.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 12.6%** (August 2026). In Dudley 037B, 12.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## DY9 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £331,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DY9 was £331,000 in 2025. Joint 894th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,405** (2021). DY9 had 31,405 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 843rd 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: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in DY9 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: 85.2%** (January 2026). In DY9, 85.2% 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: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Centre: 52.4579, -2.1163

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=-2.1163,52.4579,DY98JZ

## How to cite

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