B63 2RL postcode in Halesowen, Dudley

B63 2RL is a postcode in Halesowen, in the Cradley North & Wollescote ward of Dudley. It is in the Halesowen parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Dudley: 97% Typical price £220,000 Homes sold in B63 2, last 12 months. ▲ 4.8% on the year before Nearest station Lye (West Midlands) 1.1 km in a straight line

Where B63 2RL is, and what is near it

Map of B63 2RL and what is near it Map of B63 2RL: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the B63 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. B63 2BF: also in B63 2B63 2BN: also in B63 2B63 2BP: also in B63 2B63 2BS: also in B63 2B63 2BT: also in B63 2B63 2BU: also in B63 2B63 2BW: also in B63 2B63 2BX: also in B63 2B63 2BY: also in B63 2B63 2BZ: also in B63 2B63 2DA: also in B63 2B63 2DB: also in B63 2B63 2DE: also in B63 2B63 2DG: also in B63 2B63 2DJ: also in B63 2B63 2DN: also in B63 2B63 2DP: also in B63 2B63 2DQ: also in B63 2B63 2DT: also in B63 2B63 2EH: also in B63 2B63 2EN: also in B63 2B63 2EP: also in B63 2B63 2ET: also in B63 2B63 2EU: also in B63 2B63 2EW: also in B63 2B63 2FF: also in B63 2B63 2FG: also in B63 2B63 2FH: also in B63 2B63 2HX: also in B63 2B63 2HY: also in B63 2B63 2HZ: also in B63 2B63 2JA: also in B63 2B63 2JB: also in B63 2B63 2JD: also in B63 2B63 2JE: also in B63 2B63 2JF: also in B63 2B63 2JG: also in B63 2B63 2JH: also in B63 2B63 2JJ: also in B63 2B63 2JL: also in B63 2B63 2JN: also in B63 2B63 2JP: also in B63 2B63 2JQ: also in B63 2B63 2JR: also in B63 2B63 2JS: also in B63 2B63 2JT: also in B63 2B63 2JU: also in B63 2B63 2JW: also in B63 2B63 2JX: also in B63 2B63 2JZ: also in B63 2B63 2LA: also in B63 2B63 2LB: also in B63 2B63 2LD: also in B63 2B63 2LJ: also in B63 2B63 2LL: also in B63 2B63 2LN: also in B63 2B63 2LP: also in B63 2B63 2LR: also in B63 2B63 2LS: also in B63 2B63 2LT: also in B63 2B63 2LU: also in B63 2B63 2LW: also in B63 2B63 2LX: also in B63 2B63 2LY: also in B63 2B63 2LZ: also in B63 2B63 2NA: also in B63 2B63 2NJ: also in B63 2B63 2NL: also in B63 2B63 2NP: also in B63 2B63 2NR: also in B63 2B63 2NS: also in B63 2B63 2NT: also in B63 2B63 2PZ: also in B63 2B63 2QS: also in B63 2B63 2QT: also in B63 2B63 2QY: also in B63 2B63 2RA: also in B63 2B63 2RE: also in B63 2B63 2RG: also in B63 2B63 2RH: also in B63 2B63 2RR: also in B63 2B63 2RU: also in B63 2B63 2SU: also in B63 2B63 2SX: also in B63 2B63 2TA: also in B63 2B63 2TB: also in B63 2B63 2TD: also in B63 2B63 2TG: also in B63 2B63 2TH: also in B63 2B63 2TL: also in B63 2B63 2TN: also in B63 2B63 2TP: also in B63 2B63 2TR: also in B63 2B63 2TS: also in B63 2B63 2TW: also in B63 2B63 2UG: also in B63 2B63 2UH: also in B63 2B63 2UJ: also in B63 2B63 2UL: also in B63 2B63 2UR: also in B63 2B63 2US: also in B63 2B63 2UT: also in B63 2B63 2UU: also in B63 2B63 2UX: also in B63 2B63 2UY: also in B63 2B63 2UZ: also in B63 2B63 2XA: also in B63 2B63 2YL: also in B63 2 The Old Park School 1.3 kmCradley Heath station 1.4 kmCradley North & Wollescote B63 2RL Map of B63 2RL and what is near it Map of B63 2RL: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the B63 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Cradley North & Wollescote B63 2RL
  • B63 2RL
  • Other postcodes in B63 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.4584, longitude -2.1001)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after B63 2RL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at B63 2RL?

Every home and business at B63 2RL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Dudley: 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Dudley: Over 99%

The line marks the figure across Dudley.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at B63 2RL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for B63 2RL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for B63 2RL on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is B63 2RL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include B63 2RL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Dudley

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for B63 2RL: 3,625 properties in Dudley are at high risk (2.2% of all its properties). All the figures for Dudley

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of B63 2RL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near B63 2RL?

Homes in B63 2 sold for a typical £220,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 118 sales, up 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£220,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£210,000
12 months to August 2026
£220,000

▲ up 4.8% on the 12 months before

Detached£315,000 19 sales
Semi-detached£224,000 53 sales
Terraced£187,300 36 sales
Flat or maisonette£110,000 10 sales

Across the whole B63 district: a typical £249,000 from 360 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in B63 2RL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in B63 2RL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near B63 2RL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 740 homes in the neighbourhood around B63 2RL. The largest share of them, 42%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around B63 2RL

Band D in Dudley for 2026‑27: £2,145. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,430 (band A) to £2,621 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,430.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 310 (42%)£1,430
Band Babout 220 (30%)£1,668
Band Cabout 170 (23%)£1,907
Band Dabout 30 (4%)£2,145
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,621
Band Ffewer than 5£3,098
Band Gfewer than 5£3,575
Band Hfewer than 5£4,290

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 22% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 39% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. 14% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Dudley before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of B63 2RL is in (ONS area E01009862), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near B63 2RL?

The nearest open schools to B63 2RL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near B63 2RL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to B63 2RL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of B63 2RL is Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station, 1.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station Railway station 1.1 kmWalk
  • Cradley Heath Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hingley Road, 113 m away.

More stations near B63 2RL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near B63 2RL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of B63 2RL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near B63 2RL?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of B63 2RL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.9 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 4 chargers 2.2 kmCycle
  • Best Buy Dudley Electric Charge Point Charging point · No details mapped 2.7 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near B63 2RL?

The nearest to the centre of B63 2RL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to B63 2RL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near B63 2RL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of B63 2RL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near B63 2RL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of B63 2RL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near B63 2RL?

The nearest vets to the centre of B63 2RL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is B63 2RL in a conservation area?

The centre of B63 2RL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near B63 2RL?

Police.uk records 191 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of B63 2RL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences85 reports
Other theft19 reports
Public order18 reports
Vehicle crime17 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports

Also: shoplifting 10, drugs 4, other crime 4, burglary 3, possession of weapons 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for B63 2RL

Ward
Cradley North & Wollescote
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Halesowen
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

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All of B63

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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