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DY9 postcode area · Dudley

The DY9 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Bromsgrove, Dudley, Wyre Forest. Area Scores range from 9 to 98 across them. Every full DY9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DY9 district: Hagley scores 99 out of 100 (#80 of 6,856 nationally) while Lye & Wynall sits at 10 — neighbours on the map, 89 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £181,500 in Cradley West & Hayes Lane to £525,000 in Dodford, Belbroughton & Romsley — a 2.9× gap within the DY9 district. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Bromsgrove, Dudley and Wyre Forest — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£38,144a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime66per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied70%

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 DY9 district

£325,000median home sold over the past year · +16.8% over 5 years · -1.5% over the year · 317 sales
Detached£564,500
Semi-detached£280,000
Terraced£203,500
Flat£185,000
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
Norton SouthDudley 34195 £385,000
Dodford, Belbroughton & RomsleyBromsgrove 1,76774 £525,000
Oldswinford & PedmoreDudley 1,97971 £295,000
Pedmore FieldsDudley 2,42565 £365,000
Wolverley, Cookley & BlakedownWyre Forest 3,20653 £365,000
Stourbridge Town & Old QuarterDudley 3,85744 £240,000
Quarry BankDudley 4,31737 £218,000
Amblecote West & StambermillDudley 4,53634 £249,125
Cradley EastDudley 4,77630 £220,000
Cradley West & Hayes LaneDudley 4,92728 £181,500
Lye & WynallDudley 6,17410 £201,750

People living in DY9 Census 2021

Residents89,583
Median age (est.)44
Density525per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above31%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 15%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 10%Other: 17%
One person 31%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 10%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Elementary9%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant7%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 8%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 87%Asian 8%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 50% · No religion 35% · Muslim 7%

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 DY9

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DY9 district.

Amblecote Cradley Norton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DY9.

DY8 B63 DY5 B62 B64 DY2 WV98 DY7

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.