DY5 3NZ Dudley
Live postcode, introduced September 1981. Ward: Amblecote. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Brompton Drive, Brierley Hill: 104 addresses
- Bewlay Close, Brierley Hill: 1 address
- Brayford Avenue, Brierley Hill: 1 address
- Exford Close, Brierley Hill: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Brompton Drive, Withymoor Village: 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 (36% 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 km (0.6 miles)
- Land North of Birmingham Street: up to 70 homes, not permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
- Vacant land west of Hickman Street to Timmis Road, Bagley Street, Lye: up to 17 homes, permissioned (940 m (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 3 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 108 addresses are between 112 m and 119 m above sea level (116 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 | Stourbridge Town 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Lye (West Midlands) 81,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | |
| Stourbridge Junction 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 34 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Brompton Drive Stambermill | 290 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stourbridge Interchange | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Multipark Stourbridge Car Park | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 26.4 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Quincy Rise Surgery | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Withymoor Pharmacy | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 8 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Amblecote Dental Practice | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Corbett Hospital | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | West Midlands Police - Stourbridge Police Station | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Cash machines | Brierley Hill Service Station, Brierley Hill Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 30 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 9.4 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,080 m² | 70 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.2 ha | 130 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,240 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 7 parks and gardens, 22 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Redhouse, Whitehouse and Newhouse glassworks, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Redhouse, Whitehouse and Newhouse glassworks | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peter's Hill | Hill | 410 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| Meers Coppice | Wood | 1.7 km (1 mile) east |
| The Junction | Lake or reservoir | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) west |
| Heath Pool | Lake or reservoir | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) south-west |
| Ham Dingle | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) south |
| Withymoor Island | Island | 4.7 km (2.9 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 102 | 108 |
6 of the postcode's 108 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 Dudley: see them on the Dudley page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 44% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 60% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 28% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 10 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 Brompton Drive.