Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Dudley?

Across Dudley, 97% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 90% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Dudley?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,145 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Dudley are at risk of flooding?

Across Dudley, the Environment Agency puts 328 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 93 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Dudley the Environment Agency counts 3,625 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (2.2% of all its properties), 4,169 at medium risk (2.5%) and 12,580 at low risk (7.7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Postcode districts with postcodes in Dudley

• B62 postcode district487 of its 577 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• B63 postcode districtAll 782 of its postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• B64 postcode district5 of its 474 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• B65 postcode district11 of its 517 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY1 postcode districtAll 797 of its postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY2 postcode districtAll 754 of its postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY3 postcode district726 of its 812 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY4 postcode district37 of its 972 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY5 postcode districtAll 946 of its postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY6 postcode district735 of its 750 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY7 postcode district4 of its 343 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY8 postcode district1,174 of its 1,199 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• DY9 postcode district499 of its 846 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• WV4 postcode district4 of its 739 postcodes in use are in Dudley.
• WV14 postcode district279 of its 1,041 postcodes in use are in Dudley.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Dudley.