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DY5 2UG

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 2UH 48 m
DY5 2UQ 54 m
DY5 2GA 66 m
DY5 2UE 67 m
DY5 2UJ 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 2UG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 2
Latitude
52.476884
Longitude
-2.122093
British National Grid easting
391,804
British National Grid northing
286,556

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
E00049304
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 022A · E01009741
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
86
Primary
59
Secondary
14

  1. Brierley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    242 m

  2. Withymoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    332 m

  3. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,458
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,354
  • Shoplifting 689
  • Criminal damage and arson 249
  • Vehicle crime 225
  • Public order 193

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

12 female, 16 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
1.8
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 0.2% 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
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

35

within 5 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    577 m

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    612 m

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    612 m

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    1.0 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    1.2 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    1.5 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    2.0 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    2.2 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

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.3 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.3 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.9 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    2.9 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    3.0 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.2 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.2 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    3.5 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    3.5 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 35 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Goss

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.1 miles

  • The Goss

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Church Hill

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.2 miles

  • North Street

    BCT · Silver End

    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
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

86 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 14 secondary schools. Brierley Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 242 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,458 published events cover 12 months, averaging 288.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,354 events.

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