DY8 postcode area
The DY8 postcode district spans 14 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromsgrove, Dudley, South Staffordshire, Wyre Forest. Area Scores range from 29 to 98 across them.
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.
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HagleyBromsgrove | 80 | 99 | £460,000 |
| Withymoor VillageDudley | 128 | 98 | £272,000 |
| Norton SouthDudley | 341 | 95 | £385,000 |
| Kingswinford SouthDudley | 1,006 | 85 | £300,000 |
| KinverSouth Staffordshire | 1,424 | 79 | £380,000 |
| Wordsley & BuckpoolDudley | 1,952 | 72 | £249,950 |
| Oldswinford & PedmoreDudley | 1,979 | 71 | £295,000 |
| Norton NorthDudley | 2,514 | 63 | £285,000 |
| AshwoodDudley | 2,534 | 63 | £241,000 |
| WollastonDudley | 2,582 | 62 | £295,000 |
| Wolverley, Cookley & BlakedownWyre Forest | 3,206 | 53 | £365,000 |
| Stourbridge Town & Old QuarterDudley | 3,857 | 44 | £240,000 |
| Amblecote West & StambermillDudley | 4,536 | 34 | £249,125 |
| HawbushDudley | 4,838 | 29 | £204,500 |
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DY8.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.