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DY8 3QS

Wollaston & Stourbridge Town · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Stourbridge
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY8 3QE 41 m
DY8 3QD 69 m
DY8 3QF 77 m
DY8 3RU 98 m
DY8 3PZ 103 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 3QS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 3
Latitude
52.459251
Longitude
-2.161839
British National Grid easting
389,100
British National Grid northing
284,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Wollaston & Stourbridge Town · E05015925
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Stourbridge · E14001524
Output area
E00050095
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 035B · E01009905
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 035 · E02002034

Postcode source versions

Explore DY8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
55
Primary
36
Secondary
12

  1. The Ridge Primary School

    Community school

    777 m

  2. Ridgewood High School

    Academy converter

    826 m

  3. St James's CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    878 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,996
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 890
  • Shoplifting 256
  • Vehicle crime 148
  • Public order 131
  • Criminal damage and arson 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DY8 3 residents
12,207

Age bands in DY8 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,889 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

1,132 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

2,861 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

3,555 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

3,078 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

18

within 5 km straight-line

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    377 m

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    1.0 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.4 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    2.4 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    3.0 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    3.2 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    3.2 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    3.3 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    3.7 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    3.8 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    3.9 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    3.9 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    4.0 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    4.2 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    4.3 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    4.3 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    4.4 km

  • HAGLEY SURGERY

    1 VICTORIA PASSAGE, HAGLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 0NH

    ODS code M81027

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • King Street

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • King Street

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • Wollaston Junction

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • Wollaston Junction

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • Wood Street

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 035B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,830 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 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

55 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 12 secondary schools. The Ridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 777 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,996 published events cover 12 months, averaging 166.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 890 events.

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