DY2 8SA Dudley
Live postcode, introduced November 2015. 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
- THE ALAN NUTTALL PARTNERSHIP, HALL STREET, DUDLEY, WEST MIDLANDS, DY2 7DQ: up to 154 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- King Street/ Flood Street, Dudley: up to 120 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Shaw Road/New Road, Dudley: up to 16 homes, not permissioned (330 m)
- Former Bean Cars, 60, Hall Street, Dudley, DY2 7DQ: up to 24 homes, permissioned (330 m)
- Regent House, Dudley: up to 28 homes, not permissioned (430 m)
- Abberley Street / King Street, Dudley: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (470 m)
- Orchard Works, CHURCHFIELD STREET, DUDLEY, DY2 8QR: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (500 m)
- Trident Centre/ Upper High Street, Dudley: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (530 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 3 addresses are between 195 m and 197 m above sea level (196 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 | 2.9 km |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.0 km | |
| Cradley Heath 719,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) | 250 m |
| Dudley Interchange (West Midlands Metro) | 570 m | |
| Dudley Castle (West Midlands Metro) | 1.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m, 63 within 800 m; nearest New Bond Street Kates Hill | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dudley Bus Station | 590 m |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Stafford Street Car Park | 740 m |
| EV charging points | 6 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 23.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bean Medical Practice | 330 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Ash Pharmacy | 330 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Purity | 420 m |
| Hospital | Guest Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Tipton Police Station | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Dixon's Green Service Station Cashzone | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Buffery Park 6.5 ha | 180 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 290 m² | 100 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.1 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 330 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 8.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Parish Church of St Thomas, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m north-west. 72 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Parish Church of St Thomas | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-west |
| Drinking Fountain, Market Place, Dudley | Listed building, Grade II* | 530 m north |
| 29 and 30, Wolverhampton Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 650 m north-west |
| The Town Hall, Coroner's Court, Former Sessions Court and Brooke Robinson Museum | Listed building, Grade II* | 680 m north |
| Dudley Castle | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north |
| St James's Priory | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km north |
| Priory Park, Dudley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.3 km north |
| Cobb's Engine House, Warley | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km south-east |
| Victoria Park, Tipton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cawney Hill | Hill | 750 m east |
| Tansley Hill | Hill | 1.1 km east |
| Parkhead Locks | Lake or reservoir | 1.5 km south-west |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 2.2 km south |
| Saltwells Wood | Wood | 3.0 km south-west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 4.4 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.8 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 3 |
3 of the postcode's 3 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 | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 27% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 11% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 25% | 17% |
| Private rented | 35% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 41% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 12% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 9% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 83% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 17% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 40% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 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.