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DY8 2DX

Norton · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Norton
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY8 2DH 40 m
DY8 2DQ 78 m
DY8 2DG 80 m
DY8 2DJ 81 m
DY8 2DY 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 2DX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 October 2010
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 2
Latitude
52.447001
Longitude
-2.146169
British National Grid easting
390,162
British National Grid northing
283,235

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Norton · E05015918
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Stourbridge · E14001524
Output area
E00049816
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 041C · E01009850
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 041 · E02002040

Postcode source versions

Explore DY8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
50
Primary
34
Secondary
9

  1. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited

    Other independent school

    191 m

  2. Oldswinford C of E Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    207 m

  3. St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    352 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,879
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 736
  • Shoplifting 332
  • Vehicle crime 139
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Other theft 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY8 2 residents
5,829

Age bands in DY8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.2%

907 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

554 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.1%

1,085 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

1,667 residents

Age 65 and over
29.6%

1,773 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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    1.8 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.0 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.2 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    2.4 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    2.5 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    2.5 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.5 km

  • HAGLEY SURGERY

    1 VICTORIA PASSAGE, HAGLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 0NH

    ODS code M81027

    2.9 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    3.7 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    3.9 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    4.1 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    4.2 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    4.3 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    4.3 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Swinford Road

    BCT · Oldswinford

    0.1 miles

  • Swinford Road

    BCT · Oldswinford

    0.1 miles

  • Albemarle Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles

  • Albemarle Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles

  • Glasshouse Hill

    BCT · Oldswinford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 041C, 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

26,928 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
4 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited is the nearest published school at 191 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,879 published events cover 12 months, averaging 156.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 736 events.

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