DY12 1XB

Wribbenhall & Arley · Wyre Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Wyre Forest
Constituency
Wyre Forest
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY12 1XA 108 m
DY12 1XG 159 m
DY12 1XD 205 m
DY12 1SQ 218 m
DY12 1XE 256 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY12 1XB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 1
Latitude
52.420077
Longitude
-2.347573
British National Grid easting
376,459
British National Grid northing
280,287

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wyre Forest · E07000239
Parish or community
E04010456
Westminster constituency
Wyre Forest · E14001601
Output area
E00165403
Lower layer super output area
Wyre Forest 005A · E01032430
Middle layer super output area
Wyre Forest 005 · E02006771

Postcode source versions

Explore DY12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
5
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. Upper Arley CofE Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    198 m
  2. Alveley Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    4.4 km
  3. Kinlet CofE Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3
  • Burglary 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • Other theft 1
  • Anti social behaviour 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

4 female, 4 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
1.6
DY12 1 residents
5,023

Age bands in DY12 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.7%

693 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.5%

427 residents

Age 25 to 44
17.3%

872 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.6%

1,546 residents

Age 65 and over
29.9%

1,509 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY12 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
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

1

within 5 km

  • ALVELEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    ALVELEY, ALVELEY, BRIDGNORTH, WV15 6NG

    ODS code M82601

    3.9 km

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

  • Church

    BCT · Upper Arley

    0.0 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Upper Arley

    0.1 miles
  • Primary School

    BCT · Upper Arley

    0.1 miles
  • Arley Forge

    BCT · Upper Arley

    0.2 miles
  • Severn Valley Rail Station

    RSE · Upper Arley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wyre Forest 005A, 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

15,132 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
1
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

Schools

5 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Upper Arley CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 198 m.

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

Recorded crime

9 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3 events.

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