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B63 2BQ

Cradley North & Wollescote · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cradley North & Wollescote
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Halesowen
Postcode district
B63
Postcode sector
B63 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
B63 2BJ 17 m
B63 2SZ 33 m
B63 2SY 59 m
B63 2DD 75 m
B63 2DH 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
B63 2BQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1993
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
B
Postcode district
B63
Postcode sector
B63 2
Latitude
52.459335
Longitude
-2.080895
British National Grid easting
394,600
British National Grid northing
284,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Cradley North & Wollescote · E05015909
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Halesowen · E14001261
Output area
E00049893
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 033C · E01009861
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 033 · E02002032

Postcode source versions

Explore B63

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
76
Primary
53
Secondary
11

  1. Colley Lane Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    484 m

  2. Cradley CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    599 m

  3. INNOV4TE Independent School

    Other independent special school

    639 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,907
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 895
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Vehicle crime 176
  • Other theft 118
  • Burglary 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
B63 2 residents
12,459

Age bands in B63 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

2,175 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,348 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.6%

3,403 residents

Age 45 to 64
24.9%

3,072 residents

Age 65 and over
18.8%

2,320 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

25

within 5 km straight-line

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

    50 BARRS ROAD, WARLEY, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 7HG

    ODS code M88043

    936 m

  • ALEXANDRA MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 SHORT STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3UH

    ODS code M87623

    1.3 km

  • MEADOWBROOK SURGERY

    4 MEADOWBROOK ROAD, HALESOWEN, B63 1AB

    ODS code M87001

    1.6 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIEST HOUSE, PRIEST STREET, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JN

    ODS code M88016

    2.0 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    239 HALESOWEN ROAD, WARLEY, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JE

    ODS code M88030

    2.0 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 HIGH STREET, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2AE

    ODS code M87027

    2.0 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

    10 QUARRY ROAD, DUDLEY WOOD, DUDLEY, DY2 0EF

    ODS code Y02212

    2.2 km

  • HALESOWEN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    2 QUARRY LANE, HALESOWEN, B63 4WD

    ODS code M87602

    2.3 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.3 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.3 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

    43 THORNS ROAD, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2JS

    ODS code M87638

    2.4 km

  • STOURSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN HEALTH CENTRE, 14 BIRMINGHAM STREET, HALESOWEN, B63 3HN

    ODS code Y01756

    2.4 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.5 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    2.8 km

  • REGIS MEDICAL CENTRE

    DARBY STREET, WARLEY, ROWLEY REGIS, B65 0BA

    ODS code M88004

    3.0 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.2 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NETHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87617

    3.2 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    3.4 km

  • CLEMENT ROAD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    4A CLEMENT ROAD, HALESOWEN, B62 9LR

    ODS code M87034

    3.5 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

    B/HILL H & S CARE CENTRE, VENTURE WAY, PENSNETT, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RU

    ODS code Y02653

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Foredraft Street

    BCT · Colley Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Foredraft Street

    BCT · Colley Gate

    0.1 miles

  • Drews Holloway

    BCT · Colley Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Hillside Avenue

    BCT · Colley Gate

    0.2 miles

  • Hillside Avenue

    BCT · Colley Gate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 033C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,011 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

76 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 11 secondary schools. Colley Lane Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 484 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

1,907 published events cover 12 months, averaging 158.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 895 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.