DY4 9LU

Princes End · Sandwell · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Tipton
Local authority
Sandwell
Postcode district
DY4
Postcode sector
DY4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY4 9JD 99 m
DY4 9LX 102 m
DY4 9LT 103 m
DY4 9LS 115 m
DY4 9JB 128 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY4 9LU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY4
Postcode sector
DY4 9
Latitude
52.544177
Longitude
-2.060438
British National Grid easting
395,998
British National Grid northing
294,036

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Sandwell · E08000028
Parish or community
E43000182
Westminster constituency
Tipton and Wednesbury · E14001547
Output area
E00050747
Lower layer super output area
Sandwell 014B · E01010031
Middle layer super output area
Sandwell 014 · E02002056

Postcode source versions

Explore DY4

8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
112, Richards Road, Tipton, DY4 9LU 28 September 2021 £60,000
120, Richards Road, Tipton, DY4 9LU 27 March 2020 £120,000
106, Richards Road, Tipton, DY4 9LU 13 December 2016 £93,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
128
Primary
83
Secondary
19
  1. Wednesbury Oak Academy

    Academy converter

    322 m
  2. Glebefields Primary School

    Community school

    341 m
  3. St Martin's Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    847 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,716
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,742
  • Shoplifting 367
  • Criminal damage and arson 359
  • Vehicle crime 326
  • Public order 192

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
57

26 female, 31 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.5
DY4 9 residents
10,185

Age bands in DY4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
24.8%

2,478 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.9%

1,288 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

2,922 residents

Age 45 to 64
22%

2,200 residents

Age 65 and over
11.2%

1,118 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY4 9 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
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

40

within 5 km

  • SWANPOOL MEDICAL CENTRE

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SZ

    ODS code M88010

    443 m

  • GLEBEFIELDS SURGERY

    ST. MARKS ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 0SN

    ODS code M88612

    648 m

  • COSELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87021

    1.8 km

  • BLACK COUNTRY FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M88013

    1.9 km

  • MOXLEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    10 QUEEN STREET, MOXLEY, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8TF

    ODS code M91624

    1.9 km

  • THE VICTORIA SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, TIPTON, DY4 8SS

    ODS code M88600

    2.3 km

  • BILSTON URBAN VILLAGE MEDICAL CENTRE

    BANKFIELD ROAD, BILSTON, WV14 0EE

    ODS code Y02757

    2.4 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE PSHIP FOR HEALTH

    10 SLATER STREET, GREAT BRIDGE, TIPTON, DY4 7EY

    ODS code M88616

    2.5 km

  • THE SPIRES HEALTH CENTRE

    RICHARD NUGENT CENTRE, KINGSBURY CLOSE, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7DB

    ODS code M88643

    2.7 km

  • WOODSETTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    40 BOURNE STREET, WOODSETTON, DUDLEY, DY3 1AF

    ODS code M87016

    2.8 km

  • GREAT BRIDGE HEALTH CENTRE

    18 THE GREAT BRIDGE CENTRE, CHARLES STREET, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0BF

    ODS code Y02701

    2.9 km

  • JUBILEE HEALTH CENTRE

    1 UPPER RUSSELL STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 7AR

    ODS code M88022

    2.9 km

  • DARLASTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PINFOLD STREET, DARLASTON, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code M91026

    2.9 km

  • DARLASTON HEALTH CENTRE

    PINFOLD STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 8SY

    ODS code Y00278

    2.9 km

  • BILSTON FAMILY PRACTICE

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92627

    3.0 km

  • DR MUDIGONDA

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92649

    3.0 km

  • IMPROVING HEALTH (IH) MEDICAL

    PROUDS LANE, BILSTON, WV14 6PW

    ODS code M92015

    3.0 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    3.1 km

  • DARLASTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    BIRMINGHAM STREET, WEDNESBURY, WS10 9JQ

    ODS code M91641

    3.2 km

  • NEW STREET SURGERY

    NEW STREET, HILL TOP, WEST BROMWICH, B70 0HN

    ODS code M88035

    3.3 km

Showing 20 of 40 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

  • Millington Road

    BCT · Tipton

    0.0 miles
  • Millington Road

    BCT · Tipton

    0.0 miles
  • Richards Road

    BCT · Princes End

    0.0 miles
  • Sheldon Court

    BCT · Princes End

    0.0 miles
  • Asda

    BCT · Princes End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sandwell 014B, 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

937 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
Low risk addresses
5
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

Property market

The five-year median is £60,000 from 1 recorded sale in DY4 9LU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sandwell is £205,743 in June 2026, up 0.6% year on year.

Schools

128 open schools are in scope, including 83 primary and 19 secondary schools. Wednesbury Oak Academy is the nearest published school at 322 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,716 published events cover 12 months, averaging 309.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,742 events.

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