DY8 3YX

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY8 3YY 54 m
DY8 3AE 91 m
DY8 3AG 153 m
DY8 2RS 160 m
DY8 3AA 189 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 3YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 3
Latitude
52.440368
Longitude
-2.164713
British National Grid easting
388,900
British National Grid northing
282,500

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

Explore DY8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
24
Secondary
9
  1. Gig Mill Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km
  2. St Joseph's RC Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited

    Other independent school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 155
  • Vehicle crime 51
  • Shoplifting 40
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Burglary 23

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    2.4 km

  • HAGLEY SURGERY

    1 VICTORIA PASSAGE, HAGLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 0NH

    ODS code M81027

    2.6 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.9 km

  • WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP

    121 OAKFIELD ROAD, WOLLESCOTE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 9DS

    ODS code M87024

    3.7 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    3.7 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    3.8 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    3.8 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    3.9 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Maple Close

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Maple Close

    BCT · Norton

    0.1 miles
  • Norton Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles
  • Norton Road

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 miles
  • Shenstone Avenue

    BCT · Norton

    0.2 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 9 secondary schools. Gig Mill Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 155 events.

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