DY8 5JS

Wordsley North · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Stourbridge
Local authority
Dudley
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY8 5JY 43 m
DY8 5JX 54 m
DY8 5JR 55 m
DY8 5JT 63 m
DY8 5JP 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 5JS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 5
Latitude
52.480661
Longitude
-2.177349
British National Grid easting
388,052
British National Grid northing
286,984

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Parish or community
E43000181
Output area
E00050173
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 021D · E01009914
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 021 · E02002020

Postcode source versions

Explore DY8

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
52, Elmwood Road, Stourbridge, DY8 5JS 23 October 2024 £243,000
36, Elmwood Road, Stourbridge, DY8 5JS 14 May 2021 £240,000
58, Elmwood Road, Stourbridge, DY8 5JS 27 February 2017 £177,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
49
Primary
33
Secondary
10
  1. Belle Vue Primary School

    Community school

    332 m
  2. Glynne Primary School

    Community school

    914 m
  3. Fairhaven Primary School

    Academy converter

    919 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
764
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 341
  • Shoplifting 124
  • Criminal damage and arson 60
  • Vehicle crime 55
  • Burglary 48

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
43

24 female, 19 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.5
DY8 5 residents
12,773

Age bands in DY8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

2,076 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,250 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

3,102 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,427 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

3,018 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DY8 5 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
52.9%

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

14

within 5 km

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    860 m

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    1.8 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    2.0 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    2.1 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    2.3 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    2.6 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.6 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    3.6 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    3.7 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    4.0 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    4.0 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    4.7 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    4.8 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LOWER GORNAL HEALTH CENTRE, BULL STREET, GORNAL WOOD, DUDLEY, DY3 2NQ

    ODS code M87015

    5.0 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

  • Rothesay Drive

    BCT · Ashwood Park

    0.1 miles
  • Hamilton Drive

    BCT · Ashwood Park

    0.1 miles
  • Hamilton Drive

    BCT · Ashwood Park

    0.1 miles
  • Rothesay Drive

    BCT · Ashwood Park

    0.1 miles
  • Middleway Avenue

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 021D, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,791 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £243,000 from 1 recorded sale in DY8 5JS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dudley is £230,781 in June 2026, up 5.0% year on year.

Schools

49 open schools are in scope, including 33 primary and 10 secondary schools. Belle Vue Primary School is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

764 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 341 events.

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