DY6 7BU

Kingswinford North & Wall Heath · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dudley
Postcode district
DY6
Postcode sector
DY6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY6 7BH 32 m
DY6 7AP 63 m
DY6 7HS 106 m
DY6 7RN 111 m
DY6 7HT 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY6 7BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY6
Postcode sector
DY6 7
Latitude
52.504663
Longitude
-2.166544
British National Grid easting
388,792
British National Grid northing
289,652

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Parish or community
E43000181
Output area
E00049656
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 012C · E01009819
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 012 · E02002011

Postcode source versions

Explore DY6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
37
Secondary
8
  1. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    383 m
  2. Blanford Mere Primary School

    Community school

    479 m
  3. Kingswinford Academy

    Academy converter

    537 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
880
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 336
  • Vehicle crime 96
  • Shoplifting 95
  • Burglary 73
  • Other theft 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY6 7 residents
5,201

Age bands in DY6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17%

935 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

506 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

1,447 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

1,385 residents

Age 65 and over
22.3%

1,225 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

21

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    703 m

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    836 m

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    968 m

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    2.2 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER GORNAL HEALTH CENTRE, BULL STREET, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, DY3 2NQ

    ODS code M87015

    2.7 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    2.7 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    3.5 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    3.5 km

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    3.7 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    3.9 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    4.0 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    4.2 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    4.2 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    4.3 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    4.6 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3UH

    ODS code M87007

    4.7 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    4.8 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    4.8 km

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    4.8 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 21 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • British Oak

    BCT · Wall Heath

    0.1 miles
  • British Oak

    BCT · Wall Heath

    0.1 miles
  • New Dudley Road

    BCT · Wall Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Moss Grove

    BCT · Wall Heath

    0.2 miles
  • Moss Grove

    BCT · Wall Heath

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 012C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

23,636 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
8 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Mary's CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

880 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 336 events.

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