DY1 4RR Dudley
Live postcode, introduced July 2002. Ward: Castle & Priory. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
No addresses are linked to this postcode in the ONS UPRN Directory.
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 (38% of about 950 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Trindle Road / Hall Street / Birdcage Walk (Portersfield), Dudley: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (560 m (0.3 miles))
- 267-268, CASTLE STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1LJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (590 m (0.4 miles))
- Land at Corporation Road / Cavell Road, Dudley: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (610 m (0.4 miles))
- Tower Street/ Castle Street, Dudley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- DUDLEY POLICE STATION, NEW STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1LZ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (720 m (0.4 miles))
- Orchard Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Former Bean Cars, 60, Hall Street, Dudley, DY2 7DQ: up to 24 homes, permissioned (770 m (0.5 miles))
- Tipton Road – Land adjacent to Black Country Museum: up to 35 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
No Ofcom figures for this postcode.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dudley Castle (West Midlands Metro) | 190 m |
| Tipton Road (West Midlands Metro) | 350 m | |
| Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) | 580 m (0.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 47 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Castle Gate Island Dudley | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dudley Bus Station | 560 m (0.3 miles) |
| Car parks | Stafford Street Car Park | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 23.1 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Central Clinic | 730 m (0.5 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tesco Instore Pharmacy | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Castle View Dental Practice | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Guest Hospital | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Tipton Police Station | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Coronation Gardens 6,340 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Priory Park 6.6 ha | 770 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 270 m² | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | Roseland Playing Fields 1.9 ha | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,200 m² | 450 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 7.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Entrance Gateway at Dudley Zoo, a listed building (Grade II*), 330 m west. 72 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Entrance Gateway at Dudley Zoo | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m west |
| Kiosk to East of Former Brown Bear Pit at Dudley Zoo | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north-west |
| Brown Bear Ravine at Dudley Zoo (Including All Associated Structures) | Listed building, Grade II* | 390 m north-west |
| Dudley Castle | Scheduled monument | 450 m (0.3 miles) west |
| Tropical Bird House at Dudley Zoo | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| St James's Priory | Scheduled monument | 840 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Priory Park, Dudley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 910 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Victoria Park, Tipton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Lime working remains in Dudley | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cawney Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| Dudley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Kettle's Hill | Hill | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) south |
| Weddell Wynd Community Woodland | Wood | 3.6 km (2.3 miles) north |
| The Gorge | Valley | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.2 | 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
No addresses here are in the mapped area.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Dudley: see them on the Dudley page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 26% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 74% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 10% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 3% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 86% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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.