DY1 1TS Dudley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St. James's. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Westley Street, Dudley: 31 addresses
- Turner Street, Dudley: 1 address
- Stourbridge Road, Dudley: 1 address
- Colsyll Gardens, Dudley: 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 (49% of about 770 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
- Old Dock, Dudley: up to 111 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- The Claughton Centre, Blowers Green Road, Dudley, DY2 8UZ: up to 30 homes, permissioned (240 m)
- Site at Wellington Road and Dock Lane, Dudley: up to 74 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Orchard Works, CHURCHFIELD STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 8QR: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (400 m)
- Upper High Street/ King Street, Dudley: up to 34 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Abberley Street / King Street, Dudley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (450 m)
- Former Appleyards Site, Dudley: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (510 m)
- Dudley College site/ Wolverhampton Street, Dudley: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (600 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 0 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 34 addresses are between 184 m and 188 m above sea level (186 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 | Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Cradley Heath 719,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) | 830 m |
| Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km | |
| Dudley Castle (West Midlands Metro) | 1.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 11 stops within 400 m, 46 within 800 m; nearest Junction Street Blowers Green | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dudley Bus Station | 1.0 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stafford Street Car Park | 440 m |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 600 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 24.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 8 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Steppingstones Medical Practice | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Steppingstone Pharmacy | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bhandal Dental Practice | 600 m |
| Hospital | Russells Hall Hospital | 1.7 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Payzone | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Grange Park 14 ha | 490 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 760 m² | 470 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 420 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 520 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 20 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Thomas, a listed building (Grade II*), 520 m north-east. 53 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 4 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 520 m north-east |
| 29 and 30, Wolverhampton Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 640 m north-east |
| The Town Hall, Coroner's Court, Former Sessions Court and Brooke Robinson Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m north-east |
| Drinking Fountain, Market Place, Dudley | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m north-east |
| St James's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north-east |
| Priory Park, Dudley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-east |
| Dudley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km north-east |
| Lime working remains in Dudley | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km north |
| Victoria Park, Tipton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parkhead Locks | Lake or reservoir | 1.0 km south-west |
| Cawney Hill | Hill | 1.6 km east |
| Wren's Nest Hill | Hill | 1.8 km north |
| Barrowhill Copse | Wood | 2.4 km west |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 2.5 km south-east |
| The Dingle | Valley | 3.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.4 | 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 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 34 |
26 of the postcode's 34 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 | 29 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 41% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 10% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 58% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 14% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 75% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 81% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 6% | 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 Westley Street.