DY5 2SZ
The median sold price for the postcode DY5 2SZ is around £195,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 34 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around DY5 2SZ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly vehicle crime. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £152,000 – £300,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across DY5 2, last 24 months.
- Semi-detached£222,025(142 sales)
- Terraced£182,500(65 sales)
- Detached£283,500(64 sales)
- Flat£102,000(11 sales)
DY5 2SZ median £195,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £230,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 66% below the typical Dudley neighbourhood
- Crime: 69% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Dudley and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in DY5 2SZ, compared with 97% across Dudley and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 88% of premises across Dudley (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Dudley | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 88% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 97% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 99.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 4% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Dudley: more deprived than 4% of its 203 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income9of 10
- Employment9of 10
- Crime10of 10
- Living environment10of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band D (36%). Average Band D in Dudley is £2,144.84 for 2026/27.
That is 10% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 530 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A4%
- Band B25%
- Band C17%
- Band D36%
- Band E19%
- Band F–
- Band G0%
- Band H0%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Peters Hill Primary School0.2 miles (340 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Peters Hill Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Rufford Primary School0.6 miles (930 m)Ofsted, June 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Rufford Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Amblecote Primary School0.7 miles (1.1 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching Strong standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Redhill School0.5 miles (860 m)Ofsted, June 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Redhill School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Old Swinford Hospital0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, January 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Old Swinford Hospital (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Pedmore High School0.9 miles (1.5 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, February 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for The Pedmore High School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to DY5 2SZ is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, 0.5 miles (780 m) away in a straight line. There are 14 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.5 miles (780 m)Stourbridge Town Rail Station
- 0.9 miles (1.4 km)Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station
- 1.0 mile (1.6 km)Stourbridge Junction Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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