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DY6 postcode area · Dudley

The DY6 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dudley, South Staffordshire. Area Scores range from 56 to 89 across them. Every full DY6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the DY6 district, Wall Heath is the strongest performer at 89 out of 100 (#752 of 6,856 nationally); Pensett & Kingswinford East is the weakest at 56. 6 of the 7 rank in the least-deprived third of England; none falls in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £240,000 in Pensett & Kingswinford East to £380,000 in Kinver. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Dudley and South Staffordshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,708a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime46per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)49
Owner-occupied82%

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 DY6 district

£280,000median home sold over the past year · +24.0% over 5 years · +7.7% over the year · 387 sales
Detached£369,500
Semi-detached£260,000
Terraced£232,000
Flat£134,997
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
Wall HeathDudley 75289 £320,250
Wombourne Outer, Swindon & SeisdonSouth Staffordshire 99985 £360,000
Kingswinford SouthDudley 1,00685 £300,000
Kingswinford NorthDudley 1,01985 £285,000
KinverSouth Staffordshire 1,42479 £380,000
Wordsley & BuckpoolDudley 1,95272 £249,950
Pensett & Kingswinford EastDudley 3,00156 £240,000

People living in DY6 Census 2021

Residents57,539
Median age (est.)49
Density451per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above30%
No car or van12%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 29%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 8%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 8%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 8%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 33% · Sikh 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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 DY6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DY6 district.

Kingswinford Wombourne

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DY6.

WV98 DY5 DY7 DY8 DY3 DY2 DY1 WV5

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.