DY6 postcode area guide — Dudley

Where is DY6?

Broadband & internet speeds in DY6

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the DY6 postcode district (Dudley) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 737 postcodes Ofcom measures in DY6, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 90.6%.

Around 0.1% of premises in DY6 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 DY6

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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 DY6

Police recorded 108 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DY6 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 DY6

Based on 280 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DY6 is £270,000, up 1.9% on the previous year (£265,000).

Latest recorded sales in DY6

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 DY6

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 DY6

191 rated food businesses operate in DY6. 100 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 2 Peas In A Pod, abm catering @ Maidensbridg, AIP C/O Church of the Ascension CofE Primary, AIP C/O St Mary's C of E Primary, Alam International.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in DY6

From a sample of 165 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DY6 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 44% 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 DY6 typically use:

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What's it like living in DY6?

Postcodes in DY6

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.