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DY8 2RU

Norton · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2RT 109 m
DY7 6PU 232 m
DY8 2SB 312 m
DY8 2RX 394 m
DY8 3AJ 455 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 2RU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 2
Latitude
52.435348
Longitude
-2.167680
British National Grid easting
388,697
British National Grid northing
281,942

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
E00049838
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 041B · E01009846
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 041 · E02002040

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
21
Secondary
8

  1. St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  2. Gig Mill Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
150
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 52
  • Vehicle crime 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Anti social behaviour 14
  • Burglary 13

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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAGLEY SURGERY

    1 VICTORIA PASSAGE, HAGLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 0NH

    ODS code M81027

    2.3 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    3.0 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    3.5 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    3.9 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    4.1 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    4.3 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    4.4 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Crown Inn

    BCT · Iverley

    0.2 miles

  • Crown Inn

    BCT · Iverley

    0.2 miles

  • Clent View Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.4 miles

  • Clent View Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.4 miles

  • Maple Close

    BCT · Norton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 041B, 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

24,917 of 33,755

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

34 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 8 secondary schools. St Joseph's RC Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

150 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 52 events.

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