DY6 7JX

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 7JY 14 m
DY6 7JU 63 m
DY6 7JH 102 m
DY6 7JJ 103 m
DY6 7JR 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY6 7JX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY6
Postcode sector
DY6 7
Latitude
52.508698
Longitude
-2.160548
British National Grid easting
389,200
British National Grid northing
290,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Parish or community
E43000181
Output area
E00049691
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
62
Primary
41
Secondary
11
  1. Blanford Mere Primary School

    Community school

    596 m
  2. St Mary's CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    947 m
  3. Kingswinford Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
793
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 308
  • Shoplifting 91
  • Vehicle crime 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Burglary 63

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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    1.2 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    1.3 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    1.5 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    2.1 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    2.5 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    3.0 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    3.1 km

  • GRAVEL HILL SURGERY

    GRAVEL HILL, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 9HA

    ODS code M83018

    3.3 km

  • DALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PLANKS LANE, WOMBOURNE, WOLVERHAMPTON, WV5 8DX

    ODS code M83093

    3.6 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    3.7 km

  • TANDON MEDICAL CENTRE (ORAM & PARTNERS)

    KENT STREET, DUDLEY, DY3 1UX

    ODS code M87013

    3.7 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    3.9 km

  • THE RIDGEWAY SURGERY

    175 THE RIDGEWAY, SEDGLEY, DUDLEY, DY3 3UH

    ODS code M87007

    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

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE1

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87612

    4.3 km

  • ST JAMES MEDICAL PRACTICE2

    MALTHOUSE DRIVE, DUDLEY, DY1 2BY

    ODS code M87026

    4.3 km

  • EVE HILL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29-53 HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2QD

    ODS code M87006

    4.4 km

  • THE GREENS HEALTH CENTRE

    100 MAPLE GREEN, DUDLEY, DY1 3QZ

    ODS code M87012

    4.7 km

  • STEPPINGSTONES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    STAFFORD STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1RT

    ODS code M87017

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ham Lane

    BCT · Kingswinford

    0.1 miles
  • Ham Lane

    BCT · Kingswinford

    0.1 miles
  • Elf Garage

    BCT · Tansey Green

    0.3 miles
  • British Oak

    BCT · Wall Heath

    0.3 miles
  • Elf Garage

    BCT · Tansey Green

    0.3 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

62 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 11 secondary schools. Blanford Mere Primary School is the nearest published school at 596 m.

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

Recorded crime

793 published events cover 12 months, averaging 66.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 308 events.

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