DY4 0PZ Sandwell
Live postcode, introduced July 2006. Ward: Hill Top. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Cliff Drive, Tipton: 4 addresses
- Ocean Drive, Tipton: 1 address
- Power Way, Tipton: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Sandwell in 2026-27: Band D £2,244 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,496 | £1,746 | £1,995 | £2,244 | £2,743 | £3,242 | £3,741 | £4,489 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (64% of about 700 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)
- Leabrook Road/Willingsworth Road, Tipton (500 m (0.3 miles))
- Leabrook Road/Willingsworth Road, Tipton: up to 6 homes, permissioned (510 m (0.3 miles))
- 206 Toll End Road Tipton DY4 0HF: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (710 m (0.4 miles))
- Beever Road, Great Bridge: up to 18 homes, permissioned (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Bolton Court (former Site Of Maisonettes), Ocker Hill Road, Tipton (750 m (0.5 miles))
- Leabrook Road, Wednesbury (840 m (0.5 miles))
- Potters Lane / Great Western Street, Wednesbury (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Site between Great Western St & Potters Lane, Wednesbury (910 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this postcode yet.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 6 addresses are between 120 m and 125 m above sea level (123 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% 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 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Tipton 359,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) | |
| Bescot Stadium 155,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Wednesbury Parkway (West Midlands Metro) | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Wednesbury Central (West Midlands Metro) | 850 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Great Bridge (West Midlands Metro) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 29 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Lea Avenue Gospel Oak | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Wednesbury Bus Station | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Albert Street Car Park (Long Stay) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 910 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 21.6 km (13 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Jubilee Health Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Potters Pharmacy | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Russell Medical Centre | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Skin Hospital | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Wednesbury Police Station | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Payzone | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Willingsworth Linear Park 4.0 ha | 860 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 120 m² | 870 m (0.5 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 9,410 m² | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Allotments | Woden Road South Allotments 1.5 ha | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Brunswick Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east. 4 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Brunswick Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) north-east |
| Victoria Park, Tipton | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tame Valley Junction | Lake or reservoir | 360 m south-west |
| Joseph Ashe Copse | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) east |
| Moorcroft Junction | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Moorcroft Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-west |
| Rounds Hill | Hill | 3.2 km (2 miles) west |
| Bromford Stop | Island | 4.3 km (2.7 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 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 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 6 |
5 of the postcode's 6 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
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 Sandwell: see them on the Sandwell page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 21% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 53% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 16% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 28% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 56% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 14% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 10% | 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 | 15% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 67% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Cliff Drive.