# DY9

Postcode district covering Stourbridge, Lye and Pedmore, in Dudley and Bromsgrove.

DY9 is a postcode district covering Stourbridge, Lye and Pedmore, in Dudley and Bromsgrove. Median sale price £331,000 in 2025.

Postcode district. Code DY9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DY9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DY9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 73% of people in DY9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DY9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 376 homes were sold in DY9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DY9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DY9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DY9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DY9 had 31,405 usual residents at the census.

## How DY9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DY9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £331,000 | 2nd most expensive | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2025 |
| Population | 31,405 | 6th least populated | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 73% | 7th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 14 postcode districts, DY · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.2% | 5th lowest | 14 postcode districts, DY · Jan 2026 |

## Is DY9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DY9 at a rate of 67.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 84.5 per 1,000 people across the DY postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 171 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DY9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (840), other crime (444) and shoplifting (271).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DY9 was 77.3 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DY9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DY9 has no single figure. Of its 20 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 7 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DY9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Bromsgrove 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/neighbourhood/e01032138) | 1,629 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 79.4% |
| [Bromsgrove 001B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/neighbourhood/e01032139) | 2,359 | 28.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 74.9% |
| [Bromsgrove 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/neighbourhood/e01032140) | 1,806 | 28.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 80.4% |
| [Bromsgrove 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/neighbourhood/e01032141) | 1,520 | 40.7 per 1,000 | 9 | 59.6% |
| [Bromsgrove 002A](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/neighbourhood/e01032136) | 1,313 | 78.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 10.8% |
| [Bromsgrove 002B](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/neighbourhood/e01032137) | 1,588 | 49.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 67.0% |
| [Dudley 031D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009834) | 1,655 | 170.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.7% |
| [Dudley 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009833) | 1,567 | 71.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.6% |
| [Dudley 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009835) | 1,724 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Dudley 037A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009831) | 1,446 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Dudley 037B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009836) | 1,926 | 216.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.5% |
| [Dudley 037C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009837) | 1,602 | 125.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.2% |
| [Dudley 037D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009838) | 1,694 | 61.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.6% |
| [Dudley 040A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009854) | 1,503 | 29.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 90.1% |
| [Dudley 040B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009857) | 1,688 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.3% |
| [Dudley 040D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009859) | 1,538 | 26.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.8% |
| [Dudley 042A](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009832) | 1,744 | 67.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dudley 042B](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009853) | 1,374 | 23.5 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.5% |
| [Dudley 042C](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009855) | 1,653 | 9.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 48.6% |
| [Dudley 042D](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/neighbourhood/e01009860) | 1,503 | 40.9 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stourbridge): Cat Eccles (Labour), MP since July 2024. 47% of the people here.
- [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bromsgrove): Bradley Thomas (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 37% of the people here.
- [Halesowen](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/halesowen): Alex Ballinger (Labour), MP since July 2024. 12% of the people here.
- [Wyre Forest](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/wyre-forest): Mark Garnier (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 4.3% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in DY9

[Hagley](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove/hagley), [Lye & Wynall](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/lye-and-wynall), [Oldswinford & Pedmore](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/oldswinford-and-pedmore), [Pedmore Fields](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley/pedmore-fields)

## Postcode sectors in DY9

[DY9 0 (334 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9-0), [DY9 7 (130 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9-7), [DY9 8 (168 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9-8), [DY9 9 (214 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9-9)

## Councils DY9 covers

[Dudley](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley), [Bromsgrove](https://openindex.co.uk/bromsgrove)

## Towns in DY9

[Stourbridge](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stourbridge)

## Postcode districts next to DY9

[B61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b61), [B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62), [B63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b63), [DY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5), [DY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8), [DY10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10)

## Nearest rail stations

[Hagley (2.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1464,52.4225), [Blakedown (4.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1769,52.4064), [Stourbridge Junction (4.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1339,52.4475), [Stourbridge Town (5.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-2.1418,52.4556)

## More in the DY postcode area

[All DY postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DY9 in brief

DY9 is a postcode district covering Stourbridge, Lye and Pedmore, in Dudley and Bromsgrove.
About 32,396 people lived in DY9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £331,000 in 2025 across 376 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 67.0 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DY9 was £331,000 in 2025.
DY9 had 31,405 usual residents at the census.
About 73% of people in DY9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DY9, 85.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DY9
- Postcode area: [DY](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy)
- Constituency: [Stourbridge †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/stourbridge)
- Council: [Dudley †](https://openindex.co.uk/dudley)
- Area: 41.22 km²
- People, mid-2024: 32,396*
- Neighbourhoods: 20
- Output areas: 96

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DY10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy10), [DY8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy8), [B61](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b61), [B62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b62), [B63](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/b63), [DY5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy5)

## Latest updates for DY9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DY9

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dy9