DY1 1SW postcode in Dudley, England

DY1 1SW is a postcode in Dudley, in the St. James's ward. It is in the Dudley parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since June 2000.

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 100% of homes and businesses at DY1 1SW can get it Across Dudley: 97% Typical price £217,000 Homes sold in the DY1 district, last 12 months. ▲ 5.9% on the year before Nearest station Tipton 2.9 km in a straight line

Where DY1 1SW is, and what is near it

Map of DY1 1SW and what is near it Map of DY1 1SW: its centre point, with the 111 other postcodes in the DY1 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 24 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DY1 1AE: also in DY1 1DY1 1AF: also in DY1 1DY1 1AG: also in DY1 1DY1 1AH: also in DY1 1DY1 1AJ: also in DY1 1DY1 1DA: also in DY1 1DY1 1DB: also in DY1 1DY1 1DD: also in DY1 1DY1 1DS: also in DY1 1DY1 1DT: also in DY1 1DY1 1DU: also in DY1 1DY1 1DW: also in DY1 1DY1 1DZ: also in DY1 1DY1 1ED: also in DY1 1DY1 1EF: also in DY1 1DY1 1EH: also in DY1 1DY1 1EP: also in DY1 1DY1 1EW: also in DY1 1DY1 1EX: also in DY1 1DY1 1EY: also in DY1 1DY1 1HA: also in DY1 1DY1 1HH: also in DY1 1DY1 1HL: also in DY1 1DY1 1HP: also in DY1 1DY1 1HR: also in DY1 1DY1 1HY: also in DY1 1DY1 1JA: also in DY1 1DY1 1JB: also in DY1 1DY1 1JD: also in DY1 1DY1 1JE: also in DY1 1DY1 1JG: also in DY1 1DY1 1JJ: also in DY1 1DY1 1JR: also in DY1 1DY1 1JX: also in DY1 1DY1 1LA: also in DY1 1DY1 1LD: also in DY1 1DY1 1LF: also in DY1 1DY1 1LP: also in DY1 1DY1 1LQ: also in DY1 1DY1 1LS: also in DY1 1DY1 1LT: also in DY1 1DY1 1LU: also in DY1 1DY1 1LX: also in DY1 1DY1 1LY: also in DY1 1DY1 1NA: also in DY1 1DY1 1NB: also in DY1 1DY1 1ND: also in DY1 1DY1 1NE: also in DY1 1DY1 1NF: also in DY1 1DY1 1NH: also in DY1 1DY1 1NJ: also in DY1 1DY1 1NP: also in DY1 1DY1 1NS: also in DY1 1DY1 1NT: also in DY1 1DY1 1PB: also in DY1 1DY1 1PD: also in DY1 1DY1 1PF: also in DY1 1DY1 1PG: also in DY1 1DY1 1PJ: also in DY1 1DY1 1PN: also in DY1 1DY1 1PQ: also in DY1 1DY1 1PR: also in DY1 1DY1 1PS: also in DY1 1DY1 1PY: also in DY1 1DY1 1PZ: also in DY1 1DY1 1QD: also in DY1 1DY1 1QE: also in DY1 1DY1 1QJ: also in DY1 1DY1 1QP: also in DY1 1DY1 1QQ: also in DY1 1DY1 1QS: also in DY1 1DY1 1QT: also in DY1 1DY1 1QU: also in DY1 1DY1 1QZ: also in DY1 1DY1 1RB: also in DY1 1DY1 1RD: also in DY1 1DY1 1RE: also in DY1 1DY1 1RN: also in DY1 1DY1 1RR: also in DY1 1DY1 1RS: also in DY1 1DY1 1RT: also in DY1 1DY1 1RW: also in DY1 1DY1 1RY: also in DY1 1DY1 1SB: also in DY1 1DY1 1SD: also in DY1 1DY1 1SG: also in DY1 1DY1 1SH: also in DY1 1DY1 1SJ: also in DY1 1DY1 1SL: also in DY1 1DY1 1SN: also in DY1 1DY1 1SP: also in DY1 1DY1 1SZ: also in DY1 1DY1 1TA: also in DY1 1DY1 1TB: also in DY1 1DY1 1TD: also in DY1 1DY1 1TL: also in DY1 1DY1 1TS: also in DY1 1DY1 1TU: also in DY1 1DY1 1TX: also in DY1 1DY1 1TZ: also in DY1 1DY1 1UA: also in DY1 1DY1 1UB: also in DY1 1DY1 1UD: also in DY1 1DY1 1UH: also in DY1 1DY1 1UJ: also in DY1 1DY1 1UL: also in DY1 1DY1 1UR: also in DY1 1 Pegasus Academy 1.1 kmTipton station 2.9 kmDudley Port station 3.3 kmDudley DY1 1SW Map of DY1 1SW and what is near it Map of DY1 1SW: its centre point, with the 111 other postcodes in the DY1 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 24 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Dudley DY1 1SW
  • DY1 1SW
  • Other postcodes in DY1 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 24 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 52.5088, longitude -2.0902)

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 DY1 1SW?

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 DY1 1SW?

Every home and business at DY1 1SW can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DY1 1SW 100% Dudley 97%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DY1 1SW 100% Dudley Over 99%
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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 DY1 1SW?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for DY1 1SW today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DY1 1SW 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 DY1 1SW 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 DY1 1SW.

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 DY1 1SW: 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 DY1 1SW 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 DY1 1SW?

Homes in the DY1 district sold for a typical £217,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 221 sales, up 5.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£217,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£205,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 5.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £342,500 44 sales
  • Semi-detached £210,000 114 sales
  • Terraced £195,000 42 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £130,000 21 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

The DY1 1 postcode sector had 4 sales in the same 12 months, too few to give a typical price, so this is for the whole DY1 district.

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 DY1 1SW

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DY1 1SW 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 DY1 1SW?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around DY1 1SW. Over half of them (78%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (28%). 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 DY1 1SW

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 £2,145 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,430.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 620 (78%)£1,430
Band Babout 140 (18%)£1,668
Band Cabout 20 (3%)£1,907
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,145
Band Efewer than 5£2,621
Band Ffewer than 5£3,098
Band Gfewer than 5£3,575
Band Hwithheld£4,290

When the homes were built

  1. 16% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. 28% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 22% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

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 DY1 1SW is in (ONS area E01034309), 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 DY1 1SW?

The nearest open schools to DY1 1SW, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DY1 1SW, 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 DY1 1SW?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DY1 1SW is Tipton Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Tipton Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • Dudley Port Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 600 mWalk

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

24 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Steppingstone Street, 98 m away.

More stations near DY1 1SW, 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 DY1 1SW?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DY1 1SW, 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 DY1 1SW?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DY1 1SW, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · 3 chargers 1.4 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 DY1 1SW?

The nearest to the centre of DY1 1SW, 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 DY1 1SW?

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 DY1 1SW?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DY1 1SW, 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 DY1 1SW?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DY1 1SW, 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 DY1 1SW?

The nearest vets to the centre of DY1 1SW 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 DY1 1SW in a conservation area?

The centre of DY1 1SW 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 DY1 1SW?

Police.uk records 441 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DY1 1SW in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences162 reports
Shoplifting70 reports
Public order34 reports
Criminal damage and arson31 reports
Vehicle crime27 reports
Other theft26 reports

Also: burglary 25, anti-social behaviour 15, possession of weapons 14, drugs 11, robbery 11, other crime 6, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 4.

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 DY1 1SW

Ward
St. James's
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Built-up area
Dudley
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2000

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.

DY1 1SP20 mDY1 1SB40 mDY1 1SG60 mDY1 1RT80 mDY1 1SJ80 mDY1 1SH100 m
All of DY1

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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