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DY5 2SG

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY5 2SQ 51 m
DY5 2RR 57 m
DY5 2SF 76 m
DY5 3PT 82 m
DY5 3QG 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 2SG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 2
Latitude
52.477203
Longitude
-2.126290
British National Grid easting
391,519
British National Grid northing
286,592

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
E00049301
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 022B · E01009744
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
84
Primary
59
Secondary
14

  1. Withymoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    476 m

  2. Brierley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    480 m

  3. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    735 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,434
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,339
  • Shoplifting 688
  • Criminal damage and arson 247
  • Vehicle crime 227
  • Public order 187

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

41 female, 41 male

Postcode households
65
Residents per household
1.3
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY5 2 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
100%

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

    602 m

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    764 m

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    764 m

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    1.1 km

  • 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

    1.7 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    1.9 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.1 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.3 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    2.3 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.4 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.4 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    2.6 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    2.8 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    3.0 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

    3.4 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.4 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    3.8 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    3.8 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

  • North Street

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Lancaster Road

    BCT · Silver End

    0.1 miles

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 022B, 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

4,970 of 33,755

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

84 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 14 secondary schools. Withymoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 476 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,434 published events cover 12 months, averaging 286.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,339 events.

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