Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 6.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£175,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
West Midlands
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DY4 8AR
Postcode
DY4 8AR
Coordinates
52.5313, -2.0820
Grid reference
SO945926
Easting
394,535
Northing
292,601
Region
West Midlands
Plus Code
9C4VGWJ9+G6
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Coseley
Travel to Work
Dudley
ITL Region
Dudley
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
2506
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 2506 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · DY4 8AR
HM Land Registry · Dudley
Average price
£164,200
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £175,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Jun '25Jun '25: 1 sales · avg £220,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£220k£170k£120k
Jun '24Aug '24Apr '25Jun '25
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DY4 8AR
England & WalesCrime trends · near DY4 8AR
Counts are for Coseley electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
44
YoY -8%
584327
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
3
YoY —
1470
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
14
YoY +17%
21134
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
1161
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY -10%
1494
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.1%
Other White3.5%
Caribbean3.4%
Indian3.2%
African2.8%
+ 4 other groups · 8.1%
Religion
Christian48.6%
No religion39.1%
Not answered5.0%
Sikh2.8%
Muslim2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6418.9%
35–4917.8%
25–3414.6%
65–748.2%
≤47.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.7%
Households
Other24.0%
Any member 66+16.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children8.5%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 7 other households · 30.2%
Administrative Information
Dudley
Local Authority
Council AreaDudley E14001204
Constituency
E14001204West Midlands
Police Force
England
Ward
Coseley
Constituency code
E14001204
EU Electoral Region
West Midlands
Parish
Dudley, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Dudley
Health & NHS
West Midlands
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandWest Midlands
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
West Midlands
NHS Region
Midlands
Integrated Care Board
NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Dudley
Sub ICB Location
NHS Black Country ICB - D2P2L
Cancer Alliance
West Midlands
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dudley 001D E01009769
E01009769MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dudley 001 E02002000
E02002000LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dudley 001D E01009769
E01009769MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dudley 001 E02002000
E02002000Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
6:03 AM
Sunrise
5:54 PM
Sunset
11 hours 51 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
6:03 AM
Sunset (today)
5:54 PM
Daylight duration
11 hours 51 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DY4 8AR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 2506
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01009769 and MSOA E02002000 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DY4 8AR is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DY4 8AR
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 7–18FSM 0%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 40%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 51%
RWM expected
47%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 0%
Attainment 8
6.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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