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DY5 1AX

Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Halesowen
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY5 1AY 141 m
DY2 0AP 148 m
DY2 0AT 154 m
DY5 1AN 196 m
DY5 1AW 196 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 1AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 1
Latitude
52.479837
Longitude
-2.099073
British National Grid easting
393,368
British National Grid northing
286,882

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood · E05015920
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Halesowen · E14001261
Output area
E00049962
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 025E · E01009878
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 025 · E02002024

Postcode source versions

Explore DY5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
100
Primary
70
Secondary
14

  1. Quarry Bank Primary School

    Community school

    827 m

  2. Dudley Wood Primary School

    Academy converter

    961 m

  3. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,040
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,236
  • Shoplifting 537
  • Criminal damage and arson 220
  • Public order 200
  • Vehicle crime 177

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

1 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.1
DY5 1 residents
6,593

Age bands in DY5 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

1,323 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

829 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

1,924 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.1%

1,576 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,173 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY5 1 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

38

within 5 km straight-line

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    533 m

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

    165 HIGH STREET, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2AE

    ODS code M87027

    916 m

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

    43 THORNS ROAD, QUARRY BANK, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 2JS

    ODS code M87638

    1.1 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    1.3 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    1.3 km

  • AW SURGERIES

    ALBION HOUSE, ALBION STREET, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3EE

    ODS code M87009

    1.6 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    1.6 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    1.6 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    2.3 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

    50 BARRS ROAD, WARLEY, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 7HG

    ODS code M88043

    2.3 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

    PRIEST HOUSE, PRIEST STREET, CRADLEY HEATH, B64 6JN

    ODS code M88016

    2.4 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.5 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.5 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.7 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.8 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.9 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    3.3 km

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    3.4 km

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    3.5 km

  • CENTRAL CLINIC

    HALL STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 7BX

    ODS code M87605

    3.5 km

Showing 20 of 38 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Birch Coppice

    BCT · Saltwells

    0.2 miles

  • Birch Coppice

    BCT · Saltwells

    0.2 miles

  • Thompson Close

    BCT · Saltwells

    0.2 miles

  • Thompson Close

    BCT · Saltwells

    0.3 miles

  • Coppice Rise

    BCT · Quarry Bank

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 025E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,106 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 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
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

100 open schools are in scope, including 70 primary and 14 secondary schools. Quarry Bank Primary School is the nearest published school at 827 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,040 published events cover 12 months, averaging 253.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,236 events.

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