DY5 3BS

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY5 3BU 61 m
DY5 3EE 70 m
DY5 3BB 81 m
DY5 3DL 91 m
DY5 3ET 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY5 3BS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY5
Postcode sector
DY5 3
Latitude
52.482673
Longitude
-2.122168
British National Grid easting
391,800
British National Grid northing
287,200

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
E00049285
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
91
Primary
62
Secondary
15
  1. Brockmoor Primary School

    Community school

    506 m
  2. Brierley Hill Primary School

    Community school

    512 m
  3. St Mary's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    807 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,412
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,339
  • Shoplifting 660
  • Criminal damage and arson 242
  • Vehicle crime 212
  • Other theft 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY5 3 residents
13,622

Age bands in DY5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.4%

2,654 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

1,655 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

3,683 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

3,598 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

2,102 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

33

within 5 km straight-line

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    70 m

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    312 m

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    312 m

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    1.5 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    1.8 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    1.8 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    1.9 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    2.1 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.3 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.7 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.9 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    2.9 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.9 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    3.0 km

  • ANCHOR MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HALESOWEN ROAD, NETHERTON, DUDLEY, DY2 9PU

    ODS code M87028

    3.0 km

  • LINKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87617

    3.0 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    3.1 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    3.4 km

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    3.7 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    3.7 km

Showing 20 of 33 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Library

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Library

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Civic Hall

    BCT · Brierley Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Civic Hall

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

91 open schools are in scope, including 62 primary and 15 secondary schools. Brockmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 506 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,412 published events cover 12 months, averaging 284.333 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.