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DY1 2LU

St. James's · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
St. James's
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Postcode district
DY1
Postcode sector
DY1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY1 2LT 81 m
DY1 2PP 151 m
DY1 2PN 169 m
DY1 2PR 199 m
DY1 2PL 213 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY1 2LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY1
Postcode sector
DY1 2
Latitude
52.504315
Longitude
-2.119503
British National Grid easting
391,985
British National Grid northing
289,607

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
St. James's · E05015922
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Dudley · E14001204
Output area
E00050004
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 013D · E01009884
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 013 · E02002012

Postcode source versions

Explore DY1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
62
Secondary
13

  1. Russells Hall Primary School

    Community school

    442 m

  2. Cherry Tree Learning Centre

    Academy alternative provision converter

    498 m

  3. St Mark's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,910
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,364
  • Shoplifting 327
  • Criminal damage and arson 244
  • Vehicle crime 242
  • Public order 162

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
99

48 female, 51 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.5
DY1 2 residents
14,797

Age bands in DY1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.9%

2,446 residents

Age 15 to 24
11%

1,595 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

3,702 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.3%

4,085 residents

Age 65 and over
18.1%

2,614 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
80.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
73.2%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
73.2%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    858 m

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    1.3 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    1.5 km

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    1.8 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    1.9 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    1.9 km

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    2.0 km

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    2.2 km

  • AW SURGERIES

    ALBION HOUSE, ALBION STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3EE

    ODS code M87009

    2.5 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    2.5 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

    BRIERLEY HILL HSCC, VENTURE WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RU

    ODS code M87010

    2.5 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    2.6 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    2.8 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSWINFORD HEALTH CENTRE, STANDHILLS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8DN

    ODS code M87008

    2.9 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    3.0 km

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    3.0 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    3.1 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.3 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.3 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Russells Hall Park

    BCT · Russells Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Thornberry Drive

    BCT · Russells Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Thornberry Drive

    BCT · Russells Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Russells Hall Hospital

    BCT · Holly Hall

    0.2 miles

  • Tennyson Street

    BCT · Holly Hall

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 013D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,792 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
6
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
9
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

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 13 secondary schools. Russells Hall Primary School is the nearest published school at 442 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,910 published events cover 12 months, averaging 242.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,364 events.

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