DY5 2XU

Amblecote · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Brierley Hill
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY5 2XP 62 m
DY5 2XX 77 m
DY5 2XW 89 m
DY5 2XN 121 m
DY5 2XT 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 2XU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 2
Latitude
52.471200
Longitude
-2.115158
British National Grid easting
392,274
British National Grid northing
285,923

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Amblecote · E05015903
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Stourbridge · E14001524
Output area
E00049214
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 027E · E01009729
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 027 · E02002026

Postcode source versions

Explore DY5

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Wychbury Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2XU 24 April 2026 £250,000
2, Wychbury Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2XU 21 September 2022 £170,000
24, Wychbury Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 2XU 27 May 2022 £247,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
61
Secondary
15
  1. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Community school

    328 m
  2. Thorns Collegiate Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    393 m
  3. Thorns Primary School

    Academy converter

    429 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,196
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,140
  • Shoplifting 660
  • Criminal damage and arson 238
  • Other theft 194
  • Public order 186

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
79

43 female, 36 male

Postcode households
34
Residents per household
2.3
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
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 straight-line

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    406 m

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    872 m

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    1.1 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    1.2 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    1.2 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    1.3 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    1.6 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    1.6 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    1.7 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    1.7 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.4 km

  • HADEN VALE SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88043

    2.9 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    3.0 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    3.1 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.1 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.1 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    3.3 km

  • CHURCH VIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code M88030

    3.3 km

  • OLD HILL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M88016

    3.4 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 36 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Thorns Avenue

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Thorns Avenue

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Acres Road

    BCT · Merry Hill

    0.2 miles
  • Stevens Park

    BCT · Quarry Bank

    0.2 miles
  • Stevens Park

    BCT · Quarry Bank

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 027E, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,062 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £247,000 from 3 recorded sales in DY5 2XU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dudley is £230,781 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 15 secondary schools. Mount Pleasant Primary School is the nearest published school at 328 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,196 published events cover 12 months, averaging 266.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,140 events.

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