DY3 2PY Dudley
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Gornal. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Himley Road, Dudley: 38 addresses
- Coopers Bank Road, Sedgley: 2 addresses
- Grosvenor Road South, Dudley: 1 address
- Central Drive, Sedgley: 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 C (28% of about 600 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 adj 388, Himley Road, Dudley, DY3 2QA: up to 5 homes, permissioned (310 m)
- FIVE WAYS INN, 375, HIMLEY ROAD, DUDLEY, DY3 2PZ: up to 7 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- 48, ZOAR STREET, LOWER GORNAL, DUDLEY, DY3 2PA: up to 9 homes, permissioned (510 m)
- Coopers Bank Road, Pensnett: up to 60 homes, not permissioned (580 m)
- Vacant Land Between 34 And 52, Summit Place, Lower Gornal, DY3 2TG: up to 14 homes, permissioned (730 m)
- FIDDLERS ARMS, 16, STRAITS ROAD, LOWER GORNAL, DUDLEY, DY3 2UT: up to 9 homes, permissioned (870 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 2 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 42 addresses are between 118 m and 144 m above sea level (132 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 | Coseley 520,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.5 km | |
| Dudley Port 376,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 37 within 800 m; nearest Pleasant View Gornal Wood | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dudley Bus Station | 3.1 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gornal Wood Crematorium Car Park | 340 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest Wenea | 1.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26.5 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Lower Gornal Medical Practice | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 4 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Gornal Wood Pharmacy | 530 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Bhandal Dental Practice | 530 m |
| Hospital | Russells Hall Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Sedgley Police Station | 2.9 km |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 590 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7.9 ha | 870 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 600 m² | 620 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Abbey Street Recreation Ground 2.5 ha | 600 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.5 ha | 1.8 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Medieval settlement at Cooper's Bank Farm, a scheduled monument, 340 m south-east. 7 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Medieval settlement at Cooper's Bank Farm | Scheduled monument | 340 m south-east |
| Priory Park, Dudley | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km east |
| Himley Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 3.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barrow Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south |
| Barrowhill Copse | Wood | 1.1 km south |
| Conference Wood | Wood | 1.2 km west |
| The Dingle | Valley | 1.9 km north |
| Middle Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km south |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 4.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 | 8 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 18 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 12 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 4 | 42 |
38 of the postcode's 42 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 | 52 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 93% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 58% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 35% | 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 | 70% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 82% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 9 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 Himley Road.