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DY8 postcode area · Dudley

The DY8 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromsgrove, Dudley, South Staffordshire, Wyre Forest. Area Scores range from 29 to 98 across them. Every full DY8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DY8 district: Hagley scores 99 out of 100 (#80 of 6,856 nationally) while Hawbush sits at 29 — neighbours on the map, 69 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 7 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £204,500 in Hawbush to £460,000 in Hagley — a 2.2× gap within the DY8 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — Bromsgrove, Dudley, South Staffordshire and Wyre Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,738a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime54per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)46
Owner-occupied76%

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 DY8 district

£261,000median home sold over the past year · +25.6% over 5 years · +0.4% over the year · 709 sales
Detached£385,000
Semi-detached£256,000
Terraced£237,500
Flat£150,000
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
HagleyBromsgrove 8099 £460,000
Withymoor VillageDudley 12898 £272,000
Norton SouthDudley 34195 £385,000
Kingswinford SouthDudley 1,00685 £300,000
KinverSouth Staffordshire 1,42479 £380,000
Wordsley & BuckpoolDudley 1,95272 £249,950
Oldswinford & PedmoreDudley 1,97971 £295,000
Norton NorthDudley 2,51463 £285,000
AshwoodDudley 2,53463 £241,000
WollastonDudley 2,58262 £295,000
Wolverley, Cookley & BlakedownWyre Forest 3,20653 £365,000
Stourbridge Town & Old QuarterDudley 3,85744 £240,000
Amblecote West & StambermillDudley 4,53634 £249,125
HawbushDudley 4,83829 £204,500

People living in DY8 Census 2021

Residents100,804
Median age (est.)46
Density686per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above31%
No car or van14%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 43%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 43%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 12%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 9%Other: 17%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 9%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 0%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 37% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 DY8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DY8 district.

Amblecote Kingswinford Norton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DY8.

DY9 WV98 DY5 DY7 DY6 DY2 B63 B64

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.