DY2 8NS

St. Thomas'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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY2 8RZ 57 m
DY2 8NP 89 m
DY2 8NR 127 m
DY2 8PA 131 m
DY2 8SA 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY2 8NS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY2
Postcode sector
DY2 8
Latitude
52.506982
Longitude
-2.080983
British National Grid easting
394,600
British National Grid northing
289,900

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
E00181912
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 015C · E01009889
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 015 · E02002014

Postcode source versions

Explore DY2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
105
Primary
74
Secondary
12
  1. Kates Hill Primary School

    Academy converter

    630 m
  2. Blowers Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    717 m
  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    756 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,403
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,804
  • Shoplifting 461
  • Criminal damage and arson 397
  • Vehicle crime 344
  • Public order 311

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY2 8 residents
8,482

Age bands in DY2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
23.8%

1,938 residents

Age 15 to 24
14.3%

1,166 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.9%

2,434 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.1%

1,716 residents

Age 65 and over
10.8%

879 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

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    361 m

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    371 m

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    667 m

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    711 m

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    1.3 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    1.4 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    1.4 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    1.6 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    1.9 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.1 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    2.1 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.5 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88013

    2.5 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    2.7 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    2.7 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    3.3 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

    10 QUARRY ROAD, DUDLEY WOOD, DUDLEY, DY2 0EF

    ODS code Y02212

    3.4 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

    PORTWAY LIFESTYLE CENTRE, NEWBURY LANE, OLDBURY, B69 1HE

    ODS code M88026

    3.6 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

    239 HALESOWEN ROAD, WARLEY, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JE

    ODS code M88030

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Flood Street (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Flood Street (West Midlands Metro)

    MET · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • Flood Street (West Midlands Metro)

    PLT · Dudley

    0.1 miles
  • New Bond Street

    BCT · Kates Hill

    0.1 miles
  • New Bond Street

    BCT · Kates Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 015C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,490 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

105 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 12 secondary schools. Kates Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 630 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,403 published events cover 12 months, averaging 366.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,804 events.

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