DY2 postcode area · Dudley

The DY2 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley. Area Scores range from 7 to 37 across them. Every full DY2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the DY2 district, Quarry Bank is the strongest performer at 37 out of 100 (#4,317 of 6,856 nationally); Kates Hill is the weakest at 7. 9 of the 10 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. Median prices range from £163,500 in Brierley Hill to £218,000 in Quarry Bank.

Living here

Typical net household income£30,897a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime121per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)38

Owner-occupied50%

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 DY2 district

£199,000median home sold over the past year · +37.2% over 5 years · +6.4% over the year · 256 sales

Detached£280,000

Semi-detached£200,000

Terraced£183,000

Flat£108,500

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Quarry BankDudley	4,317	37	£218,000
Upper Gornal & RuitonDudley	5,414	21	£198,250
Dudley Wood & SaltwellsDudley	5,715	17	£200,000
NethertonDudley	5,784	16	£205,000
Dixons GreenDudley	5,907	14	£186,000
Russell's HallDudley	6,174	10	£200,000
New Dock & Eve HillDudley	6,195	10	£164,250
Brierley HillDudley	6,257	9	£163,500
Brockmoor & WoodsideDudley	6,325	8	£187,000
Kates HillDudley	6,366	7	£168,713

People living in DY2 Census 2021

Residents79,050

Median age (est.)38

Density3,612per km²

No qualifications28%

Degree or above20%

No car or van29%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 24%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright 27%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 30%Private rent 20%

Households

One person 34%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups

Elementary	14%
Skilled trades	13%
Professional	13%
Process & plant	12%
Caring & leisure	11%
Sales & customer service	10%
Associate professional	10%
Administrative	9%
Managers & directors	8%

Ethnic group

White 75%Asian 15%Black 5%Mixed 4%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 36% · Muslim 12%

Born outside the UK: 14%

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 DY2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DY2 district.

Dudley

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DY2.

DY1 DY5 B64 DY3 B65 B69 B63 DY4

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.