DY12 postcode area guide — Shropshire
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DY12 postcode district in Shropshire — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DY12
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
82.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
50.7%
Gigabit-capable
50.7%
Below USO (10Mb)
3%
Broadband availability in the DY12 postcode district (Shropshire) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 563 postcodes Ofcom measures in DY12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 82.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 50.7%.
Around 3% of premises in DY12 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 DY12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DY12 1AB | 100% | 13.1% |
| DY12 1AD | 100% | 100% |
| DY12 1AE | 100% | 100% |
| DY12 1AF | 100% | 100% |
| DY12 1AG | 100% | 5.9% |
| DY12 1AH | 100% | 0% |
| DY12 1AJ | 100% | 0% |
| DY12 1AL | 100% | 0% |
| DY12 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| DY12 1AP | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Shropshire
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Shropshire district (159,812 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
79.3%
4G outdoors — all networks
97.5%
5G outdoors — all networks
0%
Voice indoors — all networks
84.2%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DY12
Police recorded 12 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DY12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 10 | 83.3% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 1 | 8.3% |
| Other crime | 1 | 8.3% |
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 DY12
Based on 108 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DY12 is £277,500, down 1.6% on the previous year (£282,000).
Detached
£400,000
40 sales
Semi-detached
£257,250
23 sales
Terraced
£240,000
29 sales
Flat / maisonette
£138,000
8 sales
Latest recorded sales in DY12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2026 | £425,000 | Detached | Mortimer Grove | DY12 1QG |
| 15 May 2026 | £270,000 | Semi-detached | Meadow Rise | DY12 1JP |
| 15 May 2026 | £627,000 | Detached | Threlfall Drive | DY12 1HU |
| 13 May 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced | Tudor Road | DY12 2BW |
| 24 Apr 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached | Delamere Road | DY12 1JU |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £133,000 | Flat | Load Street | DY12 2AP |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £126,000 | Other | Westbourne Street | DY12 1BS |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced | Morella Close | DY12 2HS |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £387,500 | Detached | Kidderminster Road | DY12 1DG |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £152,500 | Flat | Severn Side South | DY12 2DS |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Shropshire demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Shropshire district (323,606 residents, 139,579 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15.9% |
| 15–29 | 19.6% |
| 30–44 | 16.7% |
| 45–64 | 22.5% |
| 65+ | 25.4% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 68.6% |
| Private rented | 17.5% |
| Social rented | 9% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DY12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bewdley School | Secondary | 11–18 | 970 | DY12 1BL |
| Bewdley Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 431 | DY12 1BL |
| St Anne's CofE VC Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 247 | DY12 2UQ |
| Upper Arley CofE Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 81 | DY12 1XA |
| Kinlet CofE Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 41 | DY12 3BG |
| Wribbenhall School | Not applicable | 5–18 | 6 | DY12 1JL |
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 DY12
99 rated food businesses operate in DY12. 61 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 3 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Andrew Francis Butchers, Arley Arboretum Tea Room, Ashleys Bakery, Bank House Bed And Breakfast, Bewdley Brewery.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DY12
From a sample of 66 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 DY12 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band E). 9% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band C
9%
Band D
48%
Band E
27%
Band F
14%
Band G
2%
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 Shropshire
Landlines around DY12 typically use:
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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.