DY1 2RA

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY1 2SQ 69 m
DY1 2SF 73 m
DY1 2QZ 92 m
DY1 2SE 111 m
DY1 2SG 119 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY1 2RA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY1
Postcode sector
DY1 2
Latitude
52.515471
Longitude
-2.101025
British National Grid easting
393,241
British National Grid northing
290,846

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
E00050010
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 009E · E01009882
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 009 · E02002008

Postcode source versions

Explore DY1

14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, Westminster Close, Dudley, DY1 2RA 3 April 2023 £240,000
6, Westminster Close, Dudley, DY1 2RA 11 March 2022 £98,000
6, Westminster Close, Dudley, DY1 2RA 11 March 2022 £98,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
67
Secondary
11
  1. Bishop Milner Catholic College

    Academy converter

    458 m
  2. Jesson's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    641 m
  3. Priory Park Community School

    Other independent school

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,231
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,834
  • Shoplifting 423
  • Criminal damage and arson 369
  • Vehicle crime 330
  • Public order 265

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
64

27 female, 37 male

Postcode households
18
Residents per household
3.6
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 0.4% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

32

within 5 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    287 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    287 m

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    403 m

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    970 m

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    990 m

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    1.2 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    1.5 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    1.6 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    1.7 km

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    1.9 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    2.0 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    2.1 km

  • WOODSETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BOURNE STREET, WOODSETTON, DUDLEY, DY3 1AF

    ODS code M87016

    2.5 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88013

    2.5 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3UH

    ODS code M87007

    2.6 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    2.8 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    3.1 km

  • COSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87021

    3.2 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.4 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 32 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

  • Highland Road

    BCT · Shavers End

    0.1 miles
  • Dibdale House

    BCT · Shavers End

    0.1 miles
  • Highland Road

    BCT · Shavers End

    0.1 miles
  • Dibdale House

    BCT · Shavers End

    0.1 miles
  • Nith Place

    BCT · Shavers End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 009E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,912 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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 £98,000 from 3 recorded sales in DY1 2RA. 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

96 open schools are in scope, including 67 primary and 11 secondary schools. Bishop Milner Catholic College is the nearest published school at 458 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,231 published events cover 12 months, averaging 352.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,834 events.

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