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DY8 3SB

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 3QW 55 m
DY8 3QB 58 m
DY8 3SQ 61 m
DY8 3RY 93 m
DY8 3AL 104 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 3SB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 3
Latitude
52.457752
Longitude
-2.160509
British National Grid easting
389,190
British National Grid northing
284,433

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
E00050097
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

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Open schools
55
Primary
36
Secondary
12

  1. The Ridge Primary School

    Community school

    811 m

  2. King Edward VI College Stourbridge

    Academy 16-19 converter

    859 m

  3. Greenfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    864 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,005
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 900
  • Shoplifting 257
  • Vehicle crime 148
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Public order 131

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
7

4 female, 3 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY8 3 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

18

within 5 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    443 m

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    1.1 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

    2.6 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    2.9 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    3.1 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    3.2 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    3.4 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    3.7 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    3.8 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

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    4.3 km

  • HAGLEY SURGERY

    1 VICTORIA PASSAGE, HAGLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 0NH

    ODS code M81027

    4.3 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    4.4 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    4.5 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    4.6 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mamble Road

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • Mamble Road

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • King Street

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • King Street

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.1 miles

  • Wollaston Junction

    BCT · Wollaston

    0.2 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.

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

55 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 12 secondary schools. The Ridge Primary School is the nearest published school at 811 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,005 published events cover 12 months, averaging 167.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 900 events.

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