DY2 7BX Dudley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: St. Thomas's. 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 (72% of about 1,280 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 Bean Cars, 60, Hall Street, Dudley, DY2 7DQ: up to 24 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- THE ALAN NUTTALL PARTNERSHIP, HALL STREET, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY2 7DQ: up to 154 homes, permissioned (170 m)
- Trindle Road / Hall Street / Birdcage Walk (Portersfield), Dudley: up to 330 homes, not permissioned (350 m)
- King Street/ Flood Street, Dudley: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- 267-268, CASTLE STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1LJ: up to 6 homes, permissioned (580 m)
- Tower Street/ Castle Street, Dudley: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (590 m)
- Regent House, Dudley: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (630 m)
- DUDLEY POLICE STATION, NEW STREET, DUDLEY, DY1 1LZ: up to 10 homes, permissioned (650 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 2 addresses are between 216 m and 218 m above sea level (217 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 | Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.2 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) | 390 m |
| Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) | 400 m | |
| Dudley Castle (West Midlands Metro) | 840 m | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest St John's Road Kates Hill | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dudley Bus Station | 420 m |
| Car parks | Stafford Street Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 23.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Central Clinic | 0 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Dixons Green Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Hall Street (Dental Surgery) | 0 m |
| Hospital | Guest Hospital | 1.2 km |
| Police station | Tipton Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 6 machines within 800 m; nearest Dixon's Green Service Station Cashzone | 240 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Buffery Park 6.5 ha | 370 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 610 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 7,200 m² | 440 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Drinking Fountain, Market Place, Dudley, a listed building (Grade II*), 530 m north-west. 78 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 11 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Drinking Fountain, Market Place, Dudley | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m north-west |
| Church of St Edmund | Listed building, Grade II* | 540 m north-west |
| Entrance Gateway at Dudley Zoo | Listed building, Grade II* | 600 m north |
| The Town Hall, Coroner's Court, Former Sessions Court and Brooke Robinson Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-west |
| Dudley Castle | Scheduled monument | 780 m north |
| St James's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north-west |
| Priory Park, Dudley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.2 km north-west |
| Cobb's Engine House, Warley | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south |
| Victoria Park, Tipton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cawney Hill | Hill | 500 m south-east |
| Tansley Hill | Hill | 910 m south-east |
| Bourne Hills Basin | Lake or reservoir | 1.8 km south |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 2.4 km south |
| Saltwells Wood | Wood | 3.4 km south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.5 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 2 |
2 of the postcode's 2 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 38% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 6% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 19% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 34% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 78% | 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.