DY12 2AA

Bewdley & Rock · 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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY12 2UL 64 m
DY12 2UN 132 m
DY12 2QX 137 m
DY12 2TB 240 m
DY12 2TZ 244 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY12 2AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 2
Latitude
52.364693
Longitude
-2.360958
British National Grid easting
375,518
British National Grid northing
274,131

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wyre Forest · E07000239
Parish or community
E04010452
Westminster constituency
Wyre Forest · E14001601
Output area
E00165611
Lower layer super output area
Wyre Forest 011D · E01032472
Middle layer super output area
Wyre Forest 011 · E02006777

Postcode source versions

Explore DY12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
7
Primary
5
Secondary
1
  1. St Anne's CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    2.2 km
  2. Far Forest Lea Memorial CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km
  3. The Bewdley School

    Foundation school

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
46
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 14
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Other theft 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 5

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY12 2 residents
5,881

Age bands in DY12 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
11.1%

655 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.1%

482 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.7%

932 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.2%

1,789 residents

Age 65 and over
34.9%

2,067 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+
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
100%

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

  • BEWDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOG LANE, BEWDLEY, DY12 2EF

    ODS code M81057

    3.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Wyre Forest Visitor Centre

    BCT · Callow Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Wyre Forest Visitor Centre

    BCT · Callow Hill

    0.3 miles
  • Royal Forester

    BCT · Callow Hill

    0.7 miles
  • Royal Forester

    BCT · Callow Hill

    0.7 miles
  • Little Lakes Caravan Park Shop

    BCT · Lye Head

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wyre Forest 011D, 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

16,428 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

Schools

7 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Anne's CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

46 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 14 events.

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