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DY8 5QX

Wordsley North · Dudley · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wordsley North
Local authority
Dudley
Constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DY8 5TJ 60 m
DY8 5TG 87 m
DY8 5TA 107 m
DY8 5QY 111 m
DY8 5TF 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 5QX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2005
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 5
Latitude
52.485200
Longitude
-2.159446
British National Grid easting
389,269
British National Grid northing
287,486

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
West Midlands · E12000005
Local authority district
Dudley · E08000027
Electoral ward
Wordsley North · E05015926
Parish or community
E43000181
Westminster constituency
Kingswinford and South Staffordshire · E14001316
Output area
E00171367
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 021B · E01009912
Middle layer super output area
Dudley 021 · E02002020

Postcode source versions

Explore DY8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
60
Primary
41
Secondary
11

  1. Fairhaven Primary School

    Academy converter

    400 m

  2. Bromley Hills Primary School

    Community school

    641 m

  3. The Brier School

    Academy special converter

    745 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,644
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 732
  • Shoplifting 214
  • Vehicle crime 134
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Burglary 104

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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    622 m

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    700 m

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    1.4 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    1.5 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    1.7 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    2.4 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    2.5 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    2.7 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.8 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    2.9 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    2.9 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    3.7 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    3.9 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    4.0 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    4.2 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    4.2 km

  • CASTLE MEADOWS SURGERY

    100 MILKING BANK, DUDLEY, DY1 2TY

    ODS code M87620

    4.4 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    4.4 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    4.4 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

    10 QUARRY ROAD, DUDLEY WOOD, DUDLEY, DY2 0EF

    ODS code Y02212

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Marshall Crescent

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles

  • Marshall Crescent

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles

  • Auckland Road

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles

  • Auckland Road

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles

  • Surrey Drive

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 021B, 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

29,686 of 33,755

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

60 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 11 secondary schools. Fairhaven Primary School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,644 published events cover 12 months, averaging 137 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 732 events.

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