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DY2 8RZ

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 8NP 42 m
DY2 8SA 82 m
DY2 8SG 116 m
DY2 8NJ 136 m
DY2 8NG 158 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY2 8RZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY2
Postcode sector
DY2 8
Latitude
52.506506
Longitude
-2.080688
British National Grid easting
394,620
British National Grid northing
289,847

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
E00181917
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

    608 m

  2. Blowers Green Primary School

    Academy converter

    721 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    774 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,425
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,819
  • Shoplifting 461
  • Criminal damage and arson 397
  • Vehicle crime 347
  • Public order 310

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.

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
0%

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

37

within 5 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    325 m

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    373 m

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    714 m

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    752 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

    2.6 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    2.8 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    2.8 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    3.3 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    3.4 km

  • PORTWAY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88026

    3.6 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    3.6 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

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

  • New Bond Street

    BCT · Kates Hill

    0.0 miles

  • New Bond Street

    BCT · Kates Hill

    0.1 miles

  • 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

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.

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

105 open schools are in scope, including 74 primary and 12 secondary schools. Kates Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 608 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,425 published events cover 12 months, averaging 368.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,819 events.

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