DY6 8HE

Kingswinford South · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dudley
Postcode district
DY6
Postcode sector
DY6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY6 8HG 37 m
DY6 9NT 80 m
DY6 8HD 106 m
DY6 8HB 112 m
DY6 8HH 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY6 8HE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY6
Postcode sector
DY6 8
Latitude
52.490714
Longitude
-2.163428
British National Grid easting
389,000
British National Grid northing
288,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Parish or community
E43000181
Output area
E00049707
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 019F · E01009830
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 019 · E02002018

Postcode source versions

Explore DY6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
39
Secondary
10
  1. Glynne Primary School

    Community school

    638 m
  2. Bromley Hills Primary School

    Community school

    673 m
  3. The Brier School

    Academy special converter

    732 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,360
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 557
  • Shoplifting 167
  • Vehicle crime 129
  • Criminal damage and arson 103
  • Burglary 100

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY6 8 residents
10,832

Age bands in DY6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

1,515 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,090 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

2,254 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,894 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

2,534 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    853 m

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    857 m

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    990 m

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    1.0 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    1.1 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    2.9 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    3.0 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    3.3 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    3.3 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    3.3 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    3.5 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    3.5 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    4.0 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    4.1 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    4.2 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    4.6 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Glynne Avenue

    BCT · Kingswinford

    0.1 miles
  • Glynne Avenue

    BCT · Kingswinford

    0.1 miles
  • Beech Road

    BCT · Kingswinford

    0.1 miles
  • Beech Road

    BCT · Kingswinford

    0.1 miles
  • Bromley Lane

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 019F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,641 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. Glynne Primary School is the nearest published school at 638 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,360 published events cover 12 months, averaging 113.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 557 events.

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