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DY5 1RH

Brierley Hill & Wordsley South · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY5 3DD 75 m
DY5 1RJ 86 m
DY5 1HF 130 m
DY5 1RB 131 m
DY5 3DB 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 1RH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 1
Latitude
52.486456
Longitude
-2.124402
British National Grid easting
391,649
British National Grid northing
287,621

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Brierley Hill & Wordsley South · E05015905
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Stourbridge · E14001524
Output area
E00049353
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 022C · E01009746
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 022 · E02002021

Postcode source versions

Explore DY5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
63
Secondary
15

  1. Brockmoor Primary School

    Community school

    469 m

  2. Brierley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    960 m

  3. The Bromley-Pensnett Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,782
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,467
  • Shoplifting 806
  • Criminal damage and arson 259
  • Vehicle crime 235
  • Other theft 206

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
34

16 female, 18 male

Postcode households
32
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 0.5% 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+
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

33

within 5 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    507 m

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    689 m

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    689 m

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    1.7 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    1.9 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.0 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.1 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    2.2 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    2.4 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    KINGSWINFORD HEALTH CENTRE, STANDHILLS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8DN

    ODS code M87008

    2.8 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    2.8 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SHSCC, JOHN CORBETT DRIVE, AMBLECOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 4HZ

    ODS code M87005

    2.9 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.1 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.1 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    3.3 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    3.3 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    3.3 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    3.4 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    3.4 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 33 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

  • Bent Street

    BCT · Brockmoor

    0.0 miles

  • Bent Street

    BCT · Brockmoor

    0.1 miles

  • Waterfront Way

    BCT · Brockmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Bank Street

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Bank Street

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 022C, 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

3,747 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
2 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

93 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 15 secondary schools. Brockmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 469 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,782 published events cover 12 months, averaging 315.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,467 events.

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