DY5 1BG
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Property report — DY5 1BG
Open-data due diligence for DY5 1BG and the area around it.
DY5 1BG in brief: 33 recorded sales (£21,000–£175,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DY5 1BG itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DY5 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£727,223
Population
20,163
Crimes recorded
91
Schools
14
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DY5 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (26 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-18 | £175,000 | 88 BIRCH AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2023-09-06 | £150,000 | 52 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2022-10-21 | £165,000 | 45 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-07-13 | £130,000 | 40 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-06-25 | £120,000 | 39 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2018-06-13 | £95,000 | 67 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-11-10 | £108,500 | 37 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-09-06 | £110,500 | 58 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-07-28 | £105,000 | 79 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-11-13 | £80,000 | 58 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-11-06 | £101,000 | 82 BIRCH AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2015-01-16 | £108,000 | 57 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2014-04-04 | £92,500 | 34 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-08-30 | £86,500 | 37 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-05-08 | £45,000 | 70 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-03-23 | £92,500 | 37 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-10-10 | £66,000 | 30 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-11 | £105,000 | 39 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-11-16 | £116,500 | 40 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-08-17 | £120,000 | 30 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2007-01-05 | £92,000 | 82 BIRCH AVENUE | Terraced |
| 2006-08-17 | £84,000 | 39 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2006-06-28 | £88,000 | 79 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2004-04-06 | £95,000 | 57 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-06-06 | £67,000 | 74 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2003-01-06 | £21,000 | 52 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2002-08-16 | £54,000 | 54 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 2000-06-02 | £45,000 | 37 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1999-12-17 | £23,500 | 37 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-02-20 | £36,950 | 74 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1998-01-13 | £26,000 | 74 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £34,950 | 57 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
| 1995-12-15 | £31,275 | 57 BIRCH AVENUE | Semi-detached |
33 recorded sales on DY5 1BG. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry Bank Primary School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Good (2020) |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Dudley Wood Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Brierley Hill Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Netherton CofE Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: DUDLEY WOOD SURGERY (0.4 mi) · QUARRY BANK MEDICAL CENTRE (0.5 mi) · THORNS ROAD SURGERY (0.5 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.8 mi) · RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL (1.8 mi) · RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL RENAL UNIT (1.8 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 9, MUSHROOM GREEN (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · DISUSED CHAIN SHOP ADJACENT TO NUMBER 14 (Grade II) (0.4 mi) · CANAL FOOTBRIDGE AT DELPH LOCKS (Grade II) (0.7 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: PEAK PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BOOTS (0.5 mi) · DUDLEY WOOD PHARMACY (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: Cradley Heath (0.8 mi) · Lye (West Midlands) (1.4 mi) · Old Hill (2.0 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.3 mi) · Asda (0.4 mi) · Hawthorne & Walker Fine Food Ltd (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 37
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 8,587
Owned 49% · Social rent 32% · Private rent 18%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DY5 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DY5 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 87/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DY5 1BG in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDY5 | SectorDY5 1 | PostcodeDY5 1BG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £303,101 | £727,223 | £86,990 |
| Population | 58,588 | 20,163 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 477 | 91 | — |
| Schools | 14 | — | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 96% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DY5 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 1 July 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.