DY9 0FA Wyre Forest
Live postcode, introduced November 2019. Ward: Wyre Forest Rural. Region: West Midlands.
Streets
- Manor Gardens, Wyre Forest: 17 addresses
- Hackmans Gate Lane, Wyre Forest: 4 addresses
- Watery Lane, Yieldingtree: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Wyre Forest in 2026-27: Band D £2,512 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,675 | £1,954 | £2,233 | £2,512 | £3,071 | £3,629 | £4,187 | £5,025 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band G (22% of about 630 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: yes, Wyre Forest.
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 22 addresses are between 93 m and 99 m above sea level (96 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 | Blakedown 96,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Hagley 494,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Stourbridge Junction 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.7 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Stourbridge Interchange | 6.5 km |
| Car parks | Hagley Station Car Park | 2.8 km |
| EV charging points | InstaVolt Charging Station | 1.8 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Birmingham Airport BHX | 28.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Hagley Surgery | 2.6 km |
| Pharmacies | Well | 2.4 km |
| NHS dentists | Dentique Dentistry | 2.4 km |
| Hospital | Kidderminster Hospital | 7.4 km |
| Police station | Fairfield Police Station | 5.6 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Blakedown Millennium Green 1.1 ha | 1.6 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 780 m² | 1.5 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.4 ha | 2.1 km |
| Allotments | Hagley Allotments 7,480 m² | 2.5 km |
Landmarks
10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Knoll Hill | Hill | 640 m west |
| Barnett Hill | Hill | 1.0 km south-west |
| Windmill Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.1 km north |
| Ladies Pool | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km west |
| Brakemill Plantation | Wood | 2.3 km north |
| Fairy Glen | Valley | 4.3 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 22 |
6 of the postcode's 22 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 | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 24% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 89% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 50% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 62% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 46% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 53% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 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 Manor Gardens.