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DY8 5WJ

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 5BA 10 m
DY8 5RY 67 m
DY8 5AW 75 m
DY8 5SA 77 m
DY8 5BB 95 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DY8 5WJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
DY
Postcode district
DY8
Postcode sector
DY8 5
Latitude
52.478667
Longitude
-2.163515
British National Grid easting
388,991
British National Grid northing
286,760

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
E00050176
Lower layer super output area
Dudley 021F · E01009916
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
57
Primary
39
Secondary
10

  1. Fairhaven Primary School

    Academy converter

    552 m

  2. Belle Vue Primary School

    Community school

    678 m

  3. Ashwood Park Primary School

    Community school

    747 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,482
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 684
  • Shoplifting 189
  • Vehicle crime 116
  • Criminal damage and arson 107
  • Burglary 94

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

19

within 5 km straight-line

  • WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE

    WORDSLEY GREEN, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 5PD

    ODS code M87023

    231 m

  • RANGEWAYS ROAD SURGERY

    33 RANGEWAYS ROAD, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 8PN

    ODS code M87041

    1.3 km

  • THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87005

    1.8 km

  • LION HEALTH

    2 LOWNDES ROAD, STOURBRIDGE, DY8 3SS

    ODS code M87011

    2.0 km

  • THE SUMMERHILL SURGERY

    SUMMERHILL, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9JG

    ODS code M87018

    2.1 km

  • KINGSWINFORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87008

    2.2 km

  • MOSS GROVE SURGERY

    15 MOSS GROVE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9HS

    ODS code M87003

    2.3 km

  • QUINCY RISE SURGERY

    30 SANDRINGHAM WAY, BRIERLEY HILL, DY5 3JR

    ODS code M87618

    2.6 km

  • AW SURGERIES

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

    ODS code M87009

    2.8 km

  • HIGH OAK SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02653

    3.1 km

  • THE WATERFRONT SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87010

    3.1 km

  • THORNS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code M87638

    3.8 km

  • PEDMORE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    22 PEDMORE ROAD, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8DJ

    ODS code M87030

    3.9 km

  • CHAPEL STREET MEDICAL CENTRE

    87 CHAPEL STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8BT

    ODS code M87628

    4.1 km

  • THE LIMES SURGERY MEDICAL CENTRE

    172 HIGH STREET, LYE, STOURBRIDGE, DY9 8LL

    ODS code M87019

    4.1 km

  • QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code M87027

    4.2 km

  • KEELINGE HOUSE

    176 STOURBRIDGE ROAD, DUDLEY, DY1 2ER

    ODS code M87601

    4.6 km

  • LOWER GORNAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code M87015

    4.7 km

  • DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code Y02212

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • The Old Cat Inn

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.2 miles

  • The Old Cat Inn

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.2 miles

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.2 miles

  • Belle Vue

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.2 miles

  • Blandford Drive

    BCT · Wordsley

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dudley 021F, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,280 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

57 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 10 secondary schools. Fairhaven Primary School is the nearest published school at 552 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,482 published events cover 12 months, averaging 123.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 684 events.

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