DY2 7AH

St. James's · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Postcode district
DY2
Postcode sector
DY2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY2 7BL 22 m
DY1 1LD 29 m
DY2 7BJ 31 m
DY2 7AE 45 m
DY1 1LF 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY2 7AH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY2
Postcode sector
DY2 7
Latitude
52.510578
Longitude
-2.080990
British National Grid easting
394,600
British National Grid northing
290,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Dudley · E14001204
Output area
E00050036
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 010B · E01009892
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 010 · E02002009

Postcode source versions

Explore DY2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
74
Secondary
13
  1. Dudley College of Technology

    Further education

    481 m
  2. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    606 m
  3. St James Academy

    Academy converter

    668 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,698
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,953
  • Shoplifting 495
  • Criminal damage and arson 403
  • Vehicle crime 372
  • Public order 319

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY2 7 residents
7,774

Age bands in DY2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.2%

1,891 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

1,027 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.4%

2,400 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.4%

1,828 residents

Age 65 and over
12.3%

1,006 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

36

within 5 km straight-line

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    457 m

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    560 m

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    630 m

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    663 m

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    1.1 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    1.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    1.2 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    1.5 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.1 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

    NEPTUNE HEALTH PARK, SEDGLEY ROAD WEST, TIPTON, DY4 8PX

    ODS code M88013

    2.1 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.2 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    2.4 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.5 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NETHERTON HEALTH CENTRE, HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87617

    2.5 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    2.6 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    3.1 km

  • WOODSETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BOURNE STREET, WOODSETTON, DUDLEY, DY3 1AF

    ODS code M87016

    3.3 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER GORNAL HEALTH CENTRE, BULL STREET, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, DY3 2NQ

    ODS code M87015

    3.5 km

  • COSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    32-34 AVENUE ROAD, COSELEY, BILSTON, WV14 9DJ

    ODS code M87021

    3.6 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Churchill Centre

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro)

    MET · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • St Edmunds Church

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 010B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,137 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

105 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 13 secondary schools. Dudley College of Technology is the nearest published school at 481 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,698 published events cover 12 months, averaging 391.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,953 events.

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