B63 2ED Dudley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hayley Green & Cradley South. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Beecher Place, Halesowen: 81 addresses
- Beecher Road East, Halesowen: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Dudley in 2026-27: Band D £2,145 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,430 | £1,668 | £1,907 | £2,145 | £2,621 | £3,098 | £3,575 | £4,290 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (61% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 122, 124, 126 and 128, COLLEY GATE, CRADLEY, HALESOWEN, B63 2BU: up to 8 homes, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Cradley Heath 719,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Old Hill 154,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.4 km | |
| Lye (West Midlands) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 54 within 800 m; nearest Beecher Road East Fatherless Barn | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cradley Heath Interchange | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Thornhill Road Carpark | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest evyve Charging Station | 480 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 22.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Meadowbrook Surgery | 1.1 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Colley Gate Pharmacy | 780 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bhandal Dental Practice | 390 m |
| Hospital | West Midlands Hospital | 360 m |
| Police station | Dudley South Police Station | 2.2 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Convenience Cashzone | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest The Bernard Oakley Memorial Gardens 1.5 ha | 290 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 330 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6,700 m² | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 680 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 1.5 hectares in all.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 48 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 63% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 31% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 12% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 41% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Beecher Place.