B63 2RG Dudley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Cradley North & Wollescote. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
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 A (42% of about 740 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
- Former Factory Site, Park Lane, Cradley: up to 89 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- 122, 124, 126 and 128, COLLEY GATE, CRADLEY, HALESOWEN, B63 2BU: up to 8 homes, permissioned (540 m)
- Hayes Lane, Stour Vale Road: up to 58 homes, not permissioned (710 m)
- St Marks House, Brook Street, Lye: up to 12 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Land between 4 and 12 Seymour Road, Stourbridge, DY9 8TB: up to 3 homes, permissioned (840 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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 13 addresses are between 112 m and 157 m above sea level (124 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 67%, ultrafast 67%, gigabit 67% 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 | 1.3 km |
| Lye (West Midlands) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Stourbridge Junction 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Park Lane Colley Gate | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cradley Heath Interchange | 1.3 km |
| Car parks | Thornhill Road Carpark | 2.0 km |
| EV charging points | 7 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 720 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 23.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Limes Surgery Medical Centre | 1.3 km |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Colley Gate Pharmacy | 560 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bhandal Dental Practice | 830 m |
| Hospital | West Midlands Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Old Hill Police Station | 2.6 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 800 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 2,990 m² | 850 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 450 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Homer Hill Recreation Ground 6.0 ha | 480 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.0 km |
Landmarks
2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Park Road Woods | Wood | 330 m south |
| Highfields | Wood | 1.2 km east |
| Hodge Hill | Hill | 1.7 km south-west |
| Hodgehole Dingle | Valley | 2.4 km south-west |
| Lodge Farm Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 3.0 km north |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 3.4 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 6 | 13 |
7 of the postcode's 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 21% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 7% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 72% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 51% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 13% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 1% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.