DY1 postcode area guide — Dudley

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Broadband & internet speeds in DY1

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the DY1 postcode district (Dudley) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 728 postcodes Ofcom measures in DY1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 78.4%.

Around 0.2% of premises in DY1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in DY1

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Mobile signal around Dudley

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dudley district (149,339 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in DY1

Police recorded 377 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DY1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in DY1

Based on 241 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DY1 is £200,000, up 2.6% on the previous year (£195,000).

Latest recorded sales in DY1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Dudley demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Dudley district (323,488 residents, 137,069 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around DY1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in DY1

312 rated food businesses operate in DY1. 160 hold the top rating of 5, 57 are rated 4, and 12 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: DY1 Coffee Shop, ABM Catering, abm catering @ The Milking Bank, Africana Food and Drinks Boutique, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in DY1

From a sample of 276 Energy Performance Certificates across 8 DY1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 71% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Dudley

Landlines around DY1 typically use:

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What's it like living in DY1?

Postcodes in DY1

Neighbouring districts

All Dudley (DY) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.