DY6 6BA postcode in Kingswinford, Dudley
DY6 6BA is a postcode in Kingswinford, in the Kingswinford North & Wall Heath ward of Dudley. It is in the Kingswinford and South Staffordshire parliamentary constituency and the West Midlands police force area, and has been in use since February 2019. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.
Where DY6 6BA is, and what is near it
- DY6 6BA
- Other postcodes in DY6 6: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 11 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 52.4991, longitude -2.1701)
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 DY6 6BA?
- DudleyCouncil, for all local services Dudley: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around DY6 6BA Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- West MidlandsPolice force area
- Kingswinford and South StaffordshireParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mike Wood (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Mike Wood
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 DY6 6BA?
Ofcom gives no broadband figures for DY6 6BA. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcodeSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
When are the bins collected at DY6 6BA?
BinDayBuddy has not read Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council's days for DY6 6BA today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DY6 6BA on BinDayBuddySource: 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 DY6 6BA 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 DY6 6BA.
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 DY6 6BA: 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 DY6 6BA 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these
What do homes sell for near DY6 6BA?
Homes in the DY6 district sold for a typical £280,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 306 sales, up 4.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £375,000 101 sales
- Semi-detached £260,000 142 sales
- Terraced £235,000 45 sales
- Flat or maisonette £134,998 18 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
How we work this out: house prices by postcodeSource: 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 DY6 6BA
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DY6 6BA 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 DY6 6BA?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around DY6 6BA. The largest share of them, 28%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (49%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
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 £3,575 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,145.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | about 120 (17%) | £1,430 |
| Band B | about 140 (19%) | £1,668 |
| Band C | about 80 (11%) | £1,907 |
| Band D | about 200 (28%) | £2,145 |
| Band E | about 120 (17%) | £2,621 |
| Band F | about 50 (7%) | £3,098 |
| Band G | about 10 (1%) | £3,575 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,290 |
When the homes were built
- 14% Before 1900
- 4% 1900 to 1918
- 11% 1919 to 1939
- 49% 1945 to 1964
- 10% 1965 to 1982
- 9% 1983 to 1999
- 3% 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- 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 DY6 6BA is in (ONS area E01009822), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 DY6 6BA?
The nearest open schools to DY6 6BA, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 DY6 6BA?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DY6 6BA is Stourbridge Town Rail Station, 5.2 km away in a straight line.
- Stourbridge Town Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
- Lye (West Midlands) Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Kingswinford Cross, 144 m away.
More stations near DY6 6BA, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near DY6 6BA?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DY6 6BA, 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.
- Moss Grove Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report August 2026 · Phone 01384 277377 50 mWalk
- The Summerhill Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2025 · Phone 01384 273275 300 mWalk
- Kingswinford Medical Practice Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01384 271241 650 mWalk
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 DY6 6BA?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DY6 6BA on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.
See more chargers on Open Charge MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near DY6 6BA?
The nearest to the centre of DY6 6BA, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Moss Grove Dental Practice Phone 01384 274970 50 mWalk
- Cockrams and Bhandal Phone 01384 411522 650 mWalk
- Westwood and Bhandal Phone 01384 411522 650 mWalk
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 DY6 6BA?
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.
- Russells Hall Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01384 456111 3.6 kmCycle
- Corbett Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Inadequate CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01384 566111 4.1 kmCycle
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 DY6 6BA?
The nearest care homes to the centre of DY6 6BA, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- Wyncroft House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2023 · Phone 01384 291688 50 mWalk
- Castlewellan House Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report March 2024 · Phone 01902 330033 200 mWalk
- Oaklands Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2026 · Phone 01384 291070 450 mWalk
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 DY6 6BA?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DY6 6BA, 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.
- Village Pharmacy, 9 Market Street Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 2pm; Sun closed · Phone 01384 287637 300 mWalk
- Boots, 16-18 Market Street Mon to Sat 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01384 401900 300 mWalk
- Boots, 14 Albion Parade Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 01384 273187 950 mWalk
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 DY6 6BA?
The nearest vets to the centre of DY6 6BA on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- Waterfront Vererinary Centre 3.6 kmCycle
- Wombourne Veterinary Centre Phone +44 1902 324551 3.9 kmCycle
- AK Duncan Vets 4.4 kmCycle
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 DY6 6BA in a conservation area?
The centre of DY6 6BA 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 DY6 6BA?
Police.uk records 77 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DY6 6BA in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: possession of weapons 3, burglary 2, anti-social behaviour 1, robbery 1, other crime 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for DY6 6BA
- Ward
- Kingswinford North & Wall Heath
- Parish
- Not in a parish
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Kingswinford
- Rural or urban
- Urban, nearer to a major town or city
- In use since
- February 2019
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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