DY12 2SZ

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 2RH 85 m
DY12 2BS 103 m
DY12 2BT 143 m
DY12 2RD 153 m
DY12 2BP 161 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY12 2SZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 August 1992
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 2
Latitude
52.378904
Longitude
-2.324611
British National Grid easting
378,000
British National Grid northing
275,700

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
E00165397
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
20
Primary
13
Secondary
3
  1. St Anne's CofE VC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    902 m
  2. Bewdley Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  3. The Bewdley School

    Foundation school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
442
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 223
  • Anti social behaviour 54
  • Criminal damage and arson 30
  • Other theft 28
  • Public order 26

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.

GP practices

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • BEWDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOG LANE, BEWDLEY, DY12 2EF

    ODS code M81057

    593 m

  • AYLMER LODGE COOKLEY PARTNERSHIP

    HUME STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, HUME STREET, KIDDERMINSTER, DY11 6SF

    ODS code M81068

    4.4 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE SURGERY

    HUME STREET MEDICAL CENTRE, HUME STREET, KIDDERMINSTER, DY11 6SF

    ODS code M81005

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Ingram Crescent

    BCT · Bark Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Cobham Crescent

    BCT · Bark Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Tudor Road

    BCT · Bark Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · Bark Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Lyttleton Road

    BCT · Bark Hill

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

20 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Anne's CofE VC Primary School is the nearest published school at 902 m.

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

Recorded crime

442 published events cover 12 months, averaging 36.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 223 events.

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