DY5 2RW

Brierley Hill & Wordsley South · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY5 2RP 69 m
DY5 2RN 78 m
DY5 2UA 98 m
DY5 2RS 118 m
DY5 3QP 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 2RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2001
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 2
Latitude
52.475475
Longitude
-2.128037
British National Grid easting
391,400
British National Grid northing
286,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Stourbridge · E14001524
Output area
E00181906
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 023B · E01009740
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 023 · E02002022

Postcode source versions

Explore DY5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
80
Primary
56
Secondary
13
  1. Withymoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    457 m
  2. Brierley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    664 m
  3. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    861 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,392
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,326
  • Shoplifting 680
  • Criminal damage and arson 242
  • Vehicle crime 224
  • Public order 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY5 2 residents
13,631

Age bands in DY5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

2,072 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,476 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.9%

3,320 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

3,674 residents

Age 65 and over
20.8%

2,770 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.

GP practices

32

within 5 km straight-line

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    827 m

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    900 m

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    983 m

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    983 m

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    1.3 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    1.8 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    1.9 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    2.0 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.2 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.3 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.3 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    2.5 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    2.5 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    2.6 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    3.2 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    3.3 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.6 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.6 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    3.8 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 32 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles
  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles
  • Gayfield Avenue

    BCT · Withymoor Village

    0.2 miles
  • Gayfield Avenue

    BCT · Withymoor Village

    0.2 miles
  • North Street

    BCT · Silver End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 023B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,817 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

80 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 13 secondary schools. Withymoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 457 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,392 published events cover 12 months, averaging 282.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,326 events.

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