DY12 2YB

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 2YF 182 m
DY12 2YE 404 m
DY12 2XZ 641 m
DY12 2XY 754 m
DY12 2YA 760 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY12 2YB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY12
Postcode sector
DY12 2
Latitude
52.332938
Longitude
-2.334107
British National Grid easting
377,330
British National Grid northing
270,590

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
E00165618
Lower layer super output area
Wyre Forest 011D · E01032472
Middle layer super output area
Wyre Forest 011 · E02006777

Postcode source versions

Explore DY12

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Wolds, Heightington, Bewdley, DY12 2YB 8 June 2015 £210,000
The Kitchens, Heightington, Bewdley, DY12 2YB 19 November 2013 £410,000
Orchard Gates, Heightington, Bewdley, DY12 2YB 28 November 2007 £605,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
11
Primary
9
Secondary
2
  1. Lickhill Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.0 km
  2. St Bartholomew's CofE VC Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km
  3. St Wulstan's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 17
  • Other theft 3
  • Anti social behaviour 3
  • Public order 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

6 female, 10 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
4.0
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 0.3% 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+
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
80%

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

3

within 5 km

  • STOURPORT MEDICAL CENTRE

    DUNLEY ROAD, STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN, DY13 0AA

    ODS code M81040

    3.4 km

  • GREAT WITLEY SURGERY

    WORCESTER ROAD, GREAT WITLEY, WORCESTER, WR6 6HR

    ODS code M81033

    5.0 km

  • BEWDLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    DOG LANE, BEWDLEY, DY12 2EF

    ODS code M81057

    5.0 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

  • Callow Close

    BCT · Areley Kings

    1.6 miles
  • Little Lakes Caravan Park Shop

    BCT · Lye Head

    1.6 miles
  • Walton Close

    BCT · Areley Kings

    1.6 miles
  • Heightington Place

    BCT · Areley Kings

    1.7 miles
  • Abberley Avenue

    BCT · Areley Kings

    1.7 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

11 open schools are in scope, including 9 primary and 2 secondary schools. Lickhill Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

28 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 17 events.

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