B63 2SP 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 (43% of about 720 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 (550 m)
- Land adjacent The Bungalow Corngreaves Road Cradley Heath: up to 2 homes, not permissioned (650 m)
- The Timbertree 65A Valley Road Cradley Heath (800 m)
- Lockup Garagges rear of 27 to 37 Surfeit Hill Road, Cradley Heath (810 m)
- Lyde Green/Cradley Road, Cradley: up to 27 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Macarthur Road Industrial Estate, Cradley Heath: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (840 m)
- Corngreaves Road (City Estate Hillcrest Ind Estate), Palmers Garage (850 m)
- Station Street / Cradley Road, Cradley Heath (opp Majestic Cinema) (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 6 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 33 addresses are between 100 m and 119 m above sea level (105 m on average).
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 | 1.2 km |
| Old Hill 154,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km | |
| Lye (West Midlands) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 52 within 800 m; nearest Hillside Avenue Colley Gate | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cradley Heath Interchange | 1.2 km |
| Car parks | Thornhill Road Carpark | 1.6 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 22.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Haden Vale Surgery | 690 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Colley Gate Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bhandal Dental Practice | 450 m |
| Hospital | West Midlands Hospital | 450 m |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Old Hill Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest Premier Convenience Cashzone | 340 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest The Bernard Oakley Memorial Gardens 1.5 ha | 340 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Haden Hill Park 37 ha | 600 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 400 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Homer Hill Recreation Ground 6.0 ha | 550 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.2 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 40 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Corngreaves Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 580 m east. 4 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Corngreaves Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 580 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Highfields | Wood | 180 m south-east |
| Spring Coppice | Wood | 840 m east |
| Hodge Hill | Hill | 2.6 km south-west |
| Lodge Farm Reservoir | Lake or reservoir | 2.8 km north |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 2.8 km north |
| Wassellgrove Dingle | Valley | 3.1 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 4 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 29 | 33 |
4 of the postcode's 33 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 | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 68% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 59% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 81% | 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 | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 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.