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DY5 1XA

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 1XL 68 m
DY5 1XR 86 m
DY5 1XJ 90 m
DY5 1XN 98 m
DY5 1XP 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 1XA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 1
Latitude
52.487366
Longitude
-2.113389
British National Grid easting
392,397
British National Grid northing
287,721

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
E00181871
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. Woodside Primary School and Nursery

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  2. Brierley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  3. Brockmoor Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,318
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,329
  • Shoplifting 622
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Vehicle crime 204
  • Public order 194

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

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

36

within 5 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    696 m

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    696 m

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    850 m

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    1.6 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    1.7 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    1.8 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    1.9 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

    2.5 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.5 km

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    2.9 km

  • LIMESTONE SURGERY

    CROSS STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RN

    ODS code M87025

    3.0 km

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    3.1 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    3.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    3.2 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    3.2 km

  • BEAN MEDICAL PRACTICE

    5 BEAN ROAD, DUDLEY, DY2 8TH

    ODS code M87036

    3.3 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    3.4 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 36 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

  • Level Street

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Level Street

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Engine Lane

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Engine Lane

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Greens Bridge

    BCT · Merry 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. Woodside Primary School and Nursery is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3,318 published events cover 12 months, averaging 276.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,329 events.

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