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

DY9 8XN 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 8XN 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

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 8% on July. Dudley 037D: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **Lye (West Midlands), 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 470 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **No property in DY9 8XN 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=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Dudley 037D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **£232,196 average price**: For the whole of Dudley, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DY9 8XN**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **Low road and rail noise at DY9 8XN**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% 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=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN
- **8.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Wollescote Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wollescote-primary-school-e103800) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hob Green Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hob-green-primary-school-e143196) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Pedmore High School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-pedmore-high-school-e145593) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | Attainment 8 of 35.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Caslon Primary Community School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/caslon-primary-community-school-e103801) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rufford Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rufford-primary-school-e148685) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2024 | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ham Dingle Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ham-dingle-primary-academy-e143822) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [INNOV4TE Independent School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/innov4te-independent-school-e150921) | Special | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [The Old Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-old-park-school-e152593) | Special | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding (Concerns), next inspection graded, May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2025 | £185,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| December 2024 | £156,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £536,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £194,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| January 2026 | £200,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| May 2024 | £260,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE (890 m); WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP (890 m); THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE (930 m)
- Pharmacies: WYCHBURY PHARMACY (890 m); DAY NIGHT PHARMACY (920 m); LYE PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (900 m)
- Supermarkets: Budgens Wynall Lane (290 m, Budgens); Tesco Lye Express (570 m, Tesco)

## 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 037D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 30.1** (2025). Dudley 037D has a deprivation score of 30.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £212,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dudley 037D was £212,500 in 2025. Joint 7,733rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,694** (2021). Dudley 037D had 1,694 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,781st 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Dudley 037D, 99.6% 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.

## 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: 52.4494, -2.1082

Council: [Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen): Alex Ballinger (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=-2.1082,52.4494,DY98XN

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