DY8 5LB

Wordsley North · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dudley
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY8 5EW 22 m
DY8 5EP 59 m
DY8 5EL 63 m
DY8 5LL 63 m
DY8 5ER 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 5LB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 5
Latitude
52.481707
Longitude
-2.175174
British National Grid easting
388,200
British National Grid northing
287,100

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
35
Secondary
10
  1. Belle Vue Primary School

    Community school

    185 m
  2. Fairhaven Primary School

    Academy converter

    741 m
  3. Glynne Primary School

    Community school

    752 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
885
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 395
  • Shoplifting 125
  • Vehicle crime 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 66
  • Burglary 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    723 m

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    1.7 km

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    1.8 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    1.9 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    2.1 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.6 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    2.6 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    3.5 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    3.6 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

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    4.6 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    4.7 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    4.8 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    5.0 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Rothesay Drive

    BCT · Ashwood Park

    0.1 miles
  • Rothesay Drive

    BCT · Ashwood Park

    0.1 miles
  • Middleway Avenue

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles
  • Middleway Avenue

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles
  • Hamilton Drive

    BCT · Ashwood Park

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

52 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 10 secondary schools. Belle Vue Primary School is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

885 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 395 events.

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