DY12 2LU

Bewdley & Rock · Wyre Forest · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Bewdley
Local authority
Wyre Forest
Constituency
Wyre Forest
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY12 2LT 242 m
DY12 3EE 549 m
DY12 2LG 556 m
DY12 3FE 567 m
DY12 2LX 592 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY12 2LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 2
Latitude
52.385083
Longitude
-2.342597
British National Grid easting
376,779
British National Grid northing
276,393

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Wyre Forest · E07000239
Parish or community
E04010446
Westminster constituency
Wyre Forest · E14001601
Output area
E00165386
Lower layer super output area
Wyre Forest 011B · E01032428
Middle layer super output area
Wyre Forest 011 · E02006777

Postcode source versions

Explore DY12

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brook House, Dowles Brook, Bewdley, DY12 2LU 17 April 2024 £350,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
8
Primary
5
Secondary
2
  1. St Anne's CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.7 km
  2. Wribbenhall School

    Other independent school

    2.7 km
  3. Bewdley Primary School

    Community school

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
76
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Public order 4
  • Vehicle crime 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

0 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY12 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
50%
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

  • BEWDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOG LANE, BEWDLEY, DY12 2EF

    ODS code M81057

    2.0 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

  • Bark Hill Shops

    BCT · Bark Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Bark Hill Shops

    BCT · Bark Hill

    0.8 miles
  • Hop Pole Inn

    BCT · Hales Park

    0.9 miles
  • Hop Pole Inn

    BCT · Hales Park

    0.9 miles
  • The Lakes Road

    BCT · Bark Hill

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Wyre Forest 011B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,130 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
2
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 £350,000 from 1 recorded sale in DY12 2LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Wyre Forest is £232,448 in June 2026, up 2.9% year on year.

Schools

8 open schools are in scope, including 5 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Anne's CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

76 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 42 events.

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