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DY3 postcode area · Dudley

The DY3 postcode district spans 11 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley, South Staffordshire, Wolverhampton. Area Scores range from 9 to 91 across them. Every full DY3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DY3 district: Sedgley West scores 91 out of 100 (#615 of 6,856 nationally) while New Dock & Eve Hill sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 81 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £164,250 in New Dock & Eve Hill to £360,000 in Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon — a 2.2× gap within the DY3 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Dudley, South Staffordshire and Wolverhampton — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,463a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime72per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied69%

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 DY3 district

£251,225median home sold over the past year · +25.0% over 5 years · +4.7% over the year · 412 sales
Detached£343,250
Semi-detached£248,500
Terraced£215,000
Flat£127,000
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
Sedgley WestDudley 61591 £280,000
Wombourne Outer, Swindon & SeisdonSouth Staffordshire 99985 £360,000
DibdaleDudley 1,17783 £262,000
Wombourne InnerSouth Staffordshire 3,28252 £295,000
Lower Gornal & The StraitsDudley 3,38451 £272,500
West CoseleyDudley 4,12540 £220,000
Sedgley EastDudley 4,31737 £215,500
WoodsettonDudley 5,22824 £212,000
WoodcrossWolverhampton 5,38621 £195,000
Upper Gornal & RuitonDudley 5,41421 £198,250
New Dock & Eve HillDudley 6,19510 £164,250

People living in DY3 Census 2021

Residents87,802
Median age (est.)45
Density885per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above25%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 18%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 18%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 11%Other: 16%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Managers & directors11%
Administrative11%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 7%Black: 3%Mixed: 3%Other: 1%
White 86%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 3%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 33% · Sikh 3%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 DY3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DY3 district.

Sedgley Wombourne

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DY3.

DY1 WV4 DY2 WV14 DY5 DY6 WV2 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.