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DY2 8QA

St. Thomas's · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
St. Thomas's
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Dudley
Postcode district
DY2
Postcode sector
DY2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY2 8QN 37 m
DY2 8PX 71 m
DY1 1QP 93 m
DY2 8QZ 96 m
DY2 8QL 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY2 8QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2012
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY2
Postcode sector
DY2 8
Latitude
52.507300
Longitude
-2.088454
British National Grid easting
394,093
British National Grid northing
289,936

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
St. Thomas's · E05015923
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Dudley · E14001204
Output area
E00181879
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
104
Primary
71
Secondary
13

  1. Blowers Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    314 m

  2. Jesson's Church of England Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    609 m

  3. St James Academy

    Academy converter

    626 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,510
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,898
  • Shoplifting 473
  • Criminal damage and arson 390
  • Vehicle crime 353
  • Public order 291

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

37

within 5 km straight-line

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    287 m

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    332 m

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    844 m

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    859 m

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    865 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    979 m

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    979 m

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    1.5 km

  • WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE

    19 WALFORD STREET, TIVIDALE, OLDBURY, B69 2LD

    ODS code M88618

    2.1 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    2.2 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.2 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    2.2 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    2.5 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88013

    2.7 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.8 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    3.0 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    3.1 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    3.3 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

    B/HILL H & S CARE CENTRE, VENTURE WAY, PENSNETT, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RU

    ODS code Y02653

    3.5 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

    BRIERLEY HILL HSCC, VENTURE WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 1RU

    ODS code M87010

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • The Lamp Tavern

    BCT · Blowers Green

    0.1 miles

  • Stafford Street

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles

  • Stafford Street

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles

  • Vicar Street

    BCT · Dudley

    0.1 miles

  • Vicar Street

    BCT · Dudley

    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

104 open schools are in scope, including 71 primary and 13 secondary schools. Blowers Green Primary School is the nearest published school at 314 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,510 published events cover 12 months, averaging 375.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,898 events.

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