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DY5 1SN

Brierley Hill & Wordsley South · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brierley Hill
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 1SP 51 m
DY5 1SS 55 m
DY5 1QT 61 m
DY5 1QZ 61 m
DY5 1SR 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 1SN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 1
Latitude
52.482019
Longitude
-2.110843
British National Grid easting
392,569
British National Grid northing
287,126

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
E00171358
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 022A · E01009741
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 022 · E02002021

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit L64, The Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill, DY5 1SN 3 May 2016 £110,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
65
Secondary
15

  1. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    675 m

  2. Brierley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    714 m

  3. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Community school

    937 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,341
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,342
  • Shoplifting 610
  • Criminal damage and arson 228
  • Vehicle crime 211
  • Public order 196

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
84.6%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
84.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
84.6%
Gigabit-capable
84.6%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
84.6%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

37

within 5 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    476 m

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    476 m

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    785 m

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    1.1 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    1.3 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    1.4 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.1 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.2 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    2.3 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    2.3 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    2.7 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.8 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.8 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.9 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    3.1 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    3.1 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88016

    3.2 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    3.2 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

Showing 20 of 37 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Merry Hill Centre

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Merry Hill Centre

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Merry Hill Bus Station

    BCS · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Engine Lane

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Merry Hill Bus Station

    BCS · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 022A, 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

1,859 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
3 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
4
Low risk addresses
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

96 open schools are in scope, including 65 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Mary's RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 675 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,341 published events cover 12 months, averaging 278.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,342 events.

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