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DY6 8UB

Wordsley North · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wordsley North
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Postcode district
DY6
Postcode sector
DY6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY6 8TZ 63 m
DY6 8UD 88 m
DY6 8RD 102 m
DY6 8RQ 111 m
DY6 8UA 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY6 8UB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY6
Postcode sector
DY6 8
Latitude
52.488384
Longitude
-2.143817
British National Grid easting
390,331
British National Grid northing
287,838

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Wordsley North · E05015926
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire · E14001316
Output area
E00050159
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 021C · E01009913
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 021 · E02002020

Postcode source versions

Explore DY6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
51
Secondary
14

  1. Dingle Community Primary School

    Community school

    357 m

  2. Crestwood Park Primary School

    Community school

    453 m

  3. The Crestwood School

    Academy sponsor led

    572 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,277
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,084
  • Vehicle crime 188
  • Shoplifting 185
  • Criminal damage and arson 185
  • Other theft 128

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

6 female, 7 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY6 8 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

29

within 5 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    420 m

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    1.6 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    1.6 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    1.7 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    1.9 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    1.9 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    2.1 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    2.1 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.5 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.6 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    2.9 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    3.0 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    3.2 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    3.2 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    3.4 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    3.5 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    3.7 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    3.9 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    4.0 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 29 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Albermarle Road

    BCT · Bromley

    0.1 miles

  • Albermarle Road

    BCT · Bromley

    0.1 miles

  • Bryce Road

    BCT · Bromley

    0.2 miles

  • Bryce Road

    BCT · Bromley

    0.2 miles

  • Randall Close

    BCT · Bromley

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 021C, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,340 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

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
0
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

Schools

76 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 14 secondary schools. Dingle Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 357 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,277 published events cover 12 months, averaging 189.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,084 events.

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