DY1 1LA

St. James's · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dudley
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Postcode district
DY1
Postcode sector
DY1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY1 1LQ 41 m
DY1 1LF 47 m
DY1 1LD 86 m
DY1 1LS 93 m
DY2 7AE 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY1 1LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY1
Postcode sector
DY1 1
Latitude
52.511495
Longitude
-2.080859
British National Grid easting
394,609
British National Grid northing
290,402

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Dudley · E14001204
Output area
E00050036
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 010B · E01009892
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 010 · E02002009

Postcode source versions

Explore DY1

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Castle Street, Dudley, DY1 1LA 6 June 2023 £455,000
9, Castle Street, Dudley, DY1 1LA 31 March 2023 £355,000
3, Castle Street, Dudley, DY1 1LA 18 January 2018 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
103
Primary
72
Secondary
13
  1. Dudley College of Technology

    Further education

    391 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    596 m
  3. St James Academy

    Academy converter

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
4,620
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,905
  • Shoplifting 495
  • Criminal damage and arson 404
  • Vehicle crime 363
  • Public order 316

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY1 1 residents
1,444

Age bands in DY1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
25.6%

486 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.4%

236 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.7%

679 residents

Age 45 to 64
16.9%

322 residents

Age 65 and over
9.4%

179 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
62.5%
Gigabit-capable
62.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

35

within 5 km

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    521 m

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    585 m

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    697 m

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    714 m

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    1.1 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    1.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    1.2 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    1.4 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

    NEPTUNE HEALTH PARK, SEDGLEY ROAD WEST, TIPTON, DY4 8PX

    ODS code M88013

    2.0 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.1 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.1 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    2.3 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    2.6 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.6 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    2.6 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    3.0 km

  • WOODSETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BOURNE STREET, WOODSETTON, DUDLEY, DY3 1AF

    ODS code M87016

    3.2 km

  • COSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-34 AVENUE ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9DJ

    ODS code M87021

    3.5 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER GORNAL HEALTH CENTRE, BULL STREET, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, DY3 2NQ

    ODS code M87015

    3.5 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 35 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Edmunds Church

    BCT · Dudley

    0.0 miles
  • Churchill Centre

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Tower Street

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Bourne Street

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Dudley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 010B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,137 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £405,000 from 2 recorded sales in DY1 1LA. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dudley is £230,781 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

103 open schools are in scope, including 72 primary and 13 secondary schools. Dudley College of Technology is the nearest published school at 391 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,620 published events cover 12 months, averaging 385 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,905 events.

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