DY2 9PB Dudley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Netherton & Holly Hall. 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 (53% of about 640 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
- Land at corner of Saltwells Road and Halesowen Road, Netherton: up to 63 homes, not permissioned (290 m)
- Unit 2, 57 Northfield Road, Netherton: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Saltwells Education Centre, Bowling Green Road: up to 50 homes, not permissioned (390 m)
- Norbert Dentressangle, Doulton Road, Rowley Regis (630 m)
- Regis Hall And Restaurant 152 Reddal Hill Road Cradley Heath B64 5JJ: up to 9 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Knowle Resource Centre, Harvest Road, Rowley Regis (1.0 km)
- DEVELOPMENT LAND SOUTH OF 219, CRADLEY ROAD, NETHERTON: up to 6 homes, permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 4 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 28 addresses are between 120 m and 126 m above sea level (123 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 | Old Hill 154,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.9 km |
| Cradley Heath 719,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Rowley Regis 1.0 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Worcester Road Darby End | 60 m |
| Bus or coach station | Cradley Heath Interchange | 2.2 km |
| Car parks | Q-Park Rowley Regis Hospital | 1.4 km |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 22.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Anchor Medical Practice | 580 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Milan Chemist | 930 m |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Halesowen Road (Dental Surgery) | 580 m |
| Hospital | Rowley Regis Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Old Hill Police Station | 1.2 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest MFG - Netherton, Halesowen Road Cashzone | 750 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.6 ha | 280 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Warrens Hall Park 41 ha | 500 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 380 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.3 ha | 740 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,640 m² | 430 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 55 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cobb's Engine House, Warley, a scheduled monument, 850 m north. 5 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cobb's Engine House, Warley | Scheduled monument | 850 m north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Withymoor Island | Island | 320 m north-west |
| Rowley Stop | Lake or reservoir | 650 m east |
| Boshboil Arm | Lake or reservoir | 710 m north |
| Bourne Hills Basin | Lake or reservoir | 790 m north |
| Yewtree Hill | Hill | 1.3 km west |
| Codsall Coppice | Wood | 1.8 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.0 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 23 | 28 |
5 of the postcode's 28 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 | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 42% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 49% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 65% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 79% | 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) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 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.