DY5 1JA postcode in Dudley, England

DY5 1JA is a postcode in Dudley, in the Brockmoor & Pensnett ward. It is in the Dudley parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 can get it. Dudley: 97% Typical price £183,750 Homes sold in DY5 1, last 12 months. ▼ 0.7% on the year before Nearest station Cradley Heath 3.2 km in a straight line

Where DY5 1JA is, and what is near it

Map of DY5 1JA and what is near it Map of DY5 1JA: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the DY5 1 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DY5 1AH: also in DY5 1DY5 1AJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1AL: also in DY5 1DY5 1AQ: also in DY5 1DY5 1HB: also in DY5 1DY5 1HD: also in DY5 1DY5 1HE: also in DY5 1DY5 1HF: also in DY5 1DY5 1HG: also in DY5 1DY5 1HH: also in DY5 1DY5 1HJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1HL: also in DY5 1DY5 1HN: also in DY5 1DY5 1HP: also in DY5 1DY5 1HR: also in DY5 1DY5 1HS: also in DY5 1DY5 1HT: also in DY5 1DY5 1HU: also in DY5 1DY5 1HW: also in DY5 1DY5 1HX: also in DY5 1DY5 1HY: also in DY5 1DY5 1JB: also in DY5 1DY5 1JD: also in DY5 1DY5 1JE: also in DY5 1DY5 1JF: also in DY5 1DY5 1JG: also in DY5 1DY5 1JH: also in DY5 1DY5 1JJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1JL: also in DY5 1DY5 1JN: also in DY5 1DY5 1JP: also in DY5 1DY5 1JQ: also in DY5 1DY5 1JR: also in DY5 1DY5 1JU: also in DY5 1DY5 1LA: also in DY5 1DY5 1LB: also in DY5 1DY5 1LE: also in DY5 1DY5 1LF: also in DY5 1DY5 1LG: also in DY5 1DY5 1LJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1LL: also in DY5 1DY5 1LN: also in DY5 1DY5 1LP: also in DY5 1DY5 1LQ: also in DY5 1DY5 1LR: also in DY5 1DY5 1LS: also in DY5 1DY5 1LW: also in DY5 1DY5 1LX: also in DY5 1DY5 1LY: also in DY5 1DY5 1PA: also in DY5 1DY5 1PB: also in DY5 1DY5 1PD: also in DY5 1DY5 1PE: also in DY5 1DY5 1PF: also in DY5 1DY5 1PG: also in DY5 1DY5 1PH: also in DY5 1DY5 1PJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1PL: also in DY5 1DY5 1PN: also in DY5 1DY5 1PP: also in DY5 1DY5 1PQ: also in DY5 1DY5 1PR: also in DY5 1DY5 1PS: also in DY5 1DY5 1PT: also in DY5 1DY5 1PU: also in DY5 1DY5 1PW: also in DY5 1DY5 1PX: also in DY5 1DY5 1PY: also in DY5 1DY5 1PZ: also in DY5 1DY5 1QA: also in DY5 1DY5 1QB: also in DY5 1DY5 1RB: also in DY5 1DY5 1RD: also in DY5 1DY5 1RH: also in DY5 1DY5 1RJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1TB: also in DY5 1DY5 1TE: also in DY5 1DY5 1TH: also in DY5 1DY5 1TJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1TP: also in DY5 1DY5 1TQ: also in DY5 1DY5 1UF: also in DY5 1DY5 1UR: also in DY5 1DY5 1UT: also in DY5 1DY5 1UU: also in DY5 1DY5 1UX: also in DY5 1DY5 1XA: also in DY5 1DY5 1XD: also in DY5 1DY5 1XE: also in DY5 1DY5 1XF: also in DY5 1DY5 1XG: also in DY5 1DY5 1XH: also in DY5 1DY5 1XJ: also in DY5 1DY5 1XL: also in DY5 1DY5 1XN: also in DY5 1DY5 1XP: also in DY5 1DY5 1XR: also in DY5 1 2 GP practices, 1.4 kmTram or metro 2.7 kmBrierley Hill & Wordsley South DY5 1JA Map of DY5 1JA and what is near it Map of DY5 1JA: its centre point, with the 187 other postcodes in the DY5 1 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 1.3 km2 GP practices, 1.4 kmBrierley Hill & Wordsley South DY5 1JA
  • DY5 1JA
  • Other postcodes in DY5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 52.4939, longitude -2.1148)

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 DY5 1JA?

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 DY5 1JA?

Every home and business at DY5 1JA can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% 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 DY5 1JA?

BinDayBuddy has not read Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for DY5 1JA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DY5 1JA 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 DY5 1JA 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 DY5 1JA.

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 DY5 1JA: 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 DY5 1JA 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 DY5 1JA?

Homes in DY5 1 sold for a typical £183,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 60 sales, down 0.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£183,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£185,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 0.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £325,000 7 sales
  • Semi-detached £195,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £185,200 15 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £105,000 11 sales

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

Across the whole DY5 district: a typical £205,000 from 353 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 DY5 1JA

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DY5 1JA from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 3 December 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 DY5 1JA?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 830 homes in the neighbourhood around DY5 1JA. Over half of them (65%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (44%). 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 DY5 1JA

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 £1,907 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,430.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 540 (65%)£1,430
Band Babout 250 (30%)£1,668
Band Cabout 40 (5%)£1,907
Band Dwithheld£2,145
Band Ewithheld£2,621
Band Ffewer than 5£3,098
Band Gwithheld£3,575
Band Hwithheld£4,290

When the homes were built

  1. 4% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 44% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. 1% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 20% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009: 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 DY5 1JA is in (ONS area E01009841), 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 DY5 1JA?

The nearest open schools to DY5 1JA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DY5 1JA, 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 DY5 1JA?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DY5 1JA is Cradley Heath Rail Station, 3.2 km away in a straight line.

  • Cradley Heath Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Flood Street (West Midlands Metro) Underground, metro or tram 2.7 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Charter Street, 20 m away.

More stations near DY5 1JA, 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 DY5 1JA?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DY5 1JA, 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 DY5 1JA?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DY5 1JA, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Merry Hill Supercharger Charging point · 14 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.2 kmWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle
  • Best Buy Dudley Electric Charge Point Charging point · No details mapped 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 DY5 1JA?

The nearest to the centre of DY5 1JA, 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 DY5 1JA?

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 DY5 1JA?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DY5 1JA, 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 DY5 1JA?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DY5 1JA, 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 DY5 1JA?

The nearest vets to the centre of DY5 1JA 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 DY5 1JA in a conservation area?

The centre of DY5 1JA 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 DY5 1JA?

Police.uk records 280 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DY5 1JA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences109 reports
Shoplifting48 reports
Public order22 reports
Burglary21 reports
Other theft17 reports
Vehicle crime15 reports

Also: criminal damage and arson 14, drugs 10, anti-social behaviour 8, possession of weapons 8, robbery 4, other crime 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 DY5 1JA

Ward
Brockmoor & Pensnett
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
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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Nearby postcodes

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

DY5 1JE70 mDY5 1JB90 mDY5 1AQ100 mDY5 1JD100 mDY5 1HU130 mDY5 1HX180 m
All of DY5

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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