DY8 2XB postcode in Hagley, Worcestershire
DY8 2XB is a postcode in Hagley, in the Hagley West ward of Bromsgrove. It is in the Bromsgrove parliamentary constituency and the West Mercia police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.
Where DY8 2XB is, and what is near it
- DY8 2XB
- Other postcodes in DY8 2: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 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 52.4194, longitude -2.1516)
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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after DY8 2XB?
- BromsgroveDistrict council Bromsgrove: bins, council tax, planning
- WorcestershireCounty council Worcestershire: schools, roads, care
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around DY8 2XB Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- West MerciaPolice force area
- BromsgroveParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Bradley Thomas (Conservative), as Parliament lists them. Contact Bradley Thomas
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. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.
What broadband can you get at DY8 2XB?
Every home and business at DY8 2XB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 93% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Bromsgrove: 85%
Bromsgrove: 98%
The line marks the figure across Bromsgrove.
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 DY8 2XB?
BinDayBuddy has not read Bromsgrove District Council's days for DY8 2XB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for DY8 2XB 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 DY8 2XB 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 DY8 2XB.
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 Bromsgrove
The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DY8 2XB: 885 properties in Bromsgrove are at high risk (1.6% of all its properties). All the figures for Bromsgrove
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 DY8 2XB 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 DY8 2XB?
Homes in DY8 2 sold for a typical £462,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 50 sales, up 6.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £562,500 32 sales
- Semi-detached £393,000 9 sales
- Terraced £260,250 8 sales
- Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole DY8 district: a typical £255,000 from 576 sales.
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 DY8 2XB
HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DY8 2XB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 29 January 2026. 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 DY8 2XB?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 760 homes in the neighbourhood around DY8 2XB. The largest share of them, 43%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (45%). 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 Bromsgrove for 2026‑27: £2,479. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,928 (band B) to £4,957 (band H); band D, the most common, is £2,479.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | withheld | £1,652 |
| Band B | about 30 (4%) | £1,928 |
| Band C | about 90 (12%) | £2,203 |
| Band D | about 330 (43%) | £2,479 |
| Band E | about 170 (22%) | £3,029 |
| Band F | about 70 (9%) | £3,580 |
| Band G | about 60 (8%) | £4,131 |
| Band H | about 10 (1%) | £4,957 |
When the homes were built
- 3% Before 1900
- 1% 1900 to 1918
- 17% 1919 to 1939
- 45% 1945 to 1964
- 9% 1965 to 1982
- 9% 1983 to 1999
- 11% 2000 to 2009
- 5% 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.
Averages for Bromsgrove 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 DY8 2XB is in (ONS area E01032140), 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 DY8 2XB?
The nearest open schools to DY8 2XB, 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 DY8 2XB?
The nearest railway station to the centre of DY8 2XB is Hagley Rail Station, 500 metres away in a straight line.
- Hagley Rail Station Railway station 500 mWalk
- Blakedown Rail Station Railway station 2.2 kmCycle
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.
More stations near DY8 2XB, 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 DY8 2XB?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of DY8 2XB, 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.
- Hagley Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2026 · Phone 01562 881700 550 mWalk
- Wychbury Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report December 2025 · Phone 01562 547300 3.7 kmCycle
- The Glebeland Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report September 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01562 730303 4.0 kmCycle
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 DY8 2XB?
OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DY8 2XB 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 DY8 2XB?
The nearest to the centre of DY8 2XB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Hagley Dental Practice Phone 01562 883177 600 mWalk
- Clent Dental Care Phone 01562 884160 900 mWalk
- Norton Dental Practice Phone 07834 289231 3.1 kmCycle
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 DY8 2XB?
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.
- Corbett Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Inadequate CQC report July 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01384 566111 5.1 kmDrive
- West Midlands Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report July 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01384 560123 6.6 kmDrive
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 DY8 2XB?
The nearest care homes to the centre of DY8 2XB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- 3 Ferndale Close Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 07980 145915 600 mWalk
- The Gables Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2026 1.1 kmWalk
- Field House Residential Care Home Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2024 · Phone 01562 885211 1.5 kmCycle
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 DY8 2XB?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DY8 2XB, 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.
- Well, 96 Worcester Road Mon to Fri 8:45am to 6:30pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01562 882472 550 mWalk
- Broadway Pharmacy Mon and Tue 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Wed 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6:30pm; Thu and Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01384 394856 3.1 kmCycle
- Swinford Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12pm; Sun closed · Phone 01384 440030 3.2 kmCycle
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 DY8 2XB?
The nearest vets to the centre of DY8 2XB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- AK Duncan Vets 4.5 kmCycle
- Vale Veterinary Group 6.4 kmDrive
- Vicky's Dog Grooming Parlour 6.7 kmDrive
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 DY8 2XB in a conservation area?
The centre of DY8 2XB 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 DY8 2XB?
Police.uk records 11 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DY8 2XB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: other theft 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 DY8 2XB
- Ward
- Hagley West
- Parish
- Hagley
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Built-up area
- Hagley
- 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
Where to check what we do not hold
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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