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DY1 postcode area · Dudley

The DY1 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley. Area Scores range from 7 to 82 across them. Every full DY1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The DY1 district contains both ends of the scale: Dibdale at 83 out of 100 (#1,177 of 6,856 in England) against Kates Hill at 7, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £164,250 in New Dock & Eve Hill to £262,000 in Dibdale.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,353a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime107per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)38
Owner-occupied55%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DY1 district

£212,000median home sold over the past year · +34.6% over 5 years · +11.6% over the year · 244 sales
Detached£315,000
Semi-detached£210,000
Terraced£185,000
Flat£119,500
Dudley£241,250
West Midlands£252,500
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
DibdaleDudley 1,17783 £262,000
West CoseleyDudley 4,12540 £220,000
WoodsettonDudley 5,22824 £212,000
Upper Gornal & RuitonDudley 5,41421 £198,250
NethertonDudley 5,78416 £205,000
Dixons GreenDudley 5,90714 £186,000
Russell's HallDudley 6,17410 £200,000
New Dock & Eve HillDudley 6,19510 £164,250
Dudley Priory & Wrens NestDudley 6,2229 £192,500
Brockmoor & WoodsideDudley 6,3258 £187,000
Kates HillDudley 6,3667 £168,713

People living in DY1 Census 2021

Residents89,460
Median age (est.)38
Density3,844per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above22%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 27%45–64 25%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 26%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 26%Social rent 28%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 31%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Elementary13%
Skilled trades13%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 76%Asian: 14%Black: 5%Mixed: 4%Other: 2%
White 76%Asian 14%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 35% · Muslim 10%

Born outside the UK: 13%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in DY1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DY1 district.

Dudley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DY1.

DY2 DY3 DY5 DY4 B64 B69 WV14 B65

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.