DY5 3BU
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Property report — DY5 3BU
Open-data due diligence for DY5 3BU and the area around it.
DY5 3BU in brief: 16 recorded sales (£14,000–£215,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DY5 3BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DY5 3 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£206,820
Population
26,604
Crimes recorded
116
Schools
2
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
96%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DY5 3, 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 (43 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-08 | £180,000 | 139 HIGH STREET | Other |
| 2021-10-07 | £215,000 | 149 HIGH STREET | Flat |
| 2018-01-19 | £147,000 | 161 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2016-11-04 | £70,000 | 147 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2015-05-21 | £85,000 | 147 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2013-06-21 | £80,000 | 175A HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2009-08-07 | £174,000 | 163 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2008-02-13 | £20,000 | 169 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2007-11-16 | £133,000 | 161 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-12-18 | £78,000 | 145 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 2002-04-23 | £51,000 | 171 HIGH STREET | Semi-detached |
| 2000-04-14 | £30,000 | 151 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 1999-12-22 | £14,000 | 159 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 1997-02-28 | £25,000 | 165 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 1996-05-31 | £45,000 | 143 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
| 1995-05-04 | £29,000 | 167 HIGH STREET | Terraced |
16 recorded sales on DY5 3BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brierley Hill Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Brockmoor Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Mary's RC Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Withymoor Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Hawbush Primary School | 0.9 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2021) |
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: AW SURGERIES (0.1 mi) · THE WATERFRONT SURGERY (0.2 mi) · HIGH OAK SURGERY (0.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL ELECTIVE SURGICAL HUB (1.3 mi) · RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL (1.3 mi) · RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL RENAL UNIT (1.3 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: Technical Institute and Public Library, Brierley Hill (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · 30 AND 32, HIGH STREET (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL (Grade II) (0.3 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ALBION STREET PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · DAY NIGHT PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · ASDA PHARMACY (0.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Cradley Heath (1.6 mi) · Lye (West Midlands) (1.6 mi) · Stourbridge Town (2.1 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.1 mi) · Aldi (0.5 mi) · Asda (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 39
- One-person households
- 33%
- Households with children
- 29%
- Households
- 11,513
Owned 57% · Social rent 25% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DY5 3.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DY5 3 (May 24–Apr 26, average 93/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DY5 3BU 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 3 | PostcodeDY5 3BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £303,101 | £206,820 | £86,000 |
| Population | 58,588 | 26,604 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 4/10 | 4/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 477 | 116 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 2 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Low | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 97% | 96% | 97% |
| Superfast broadband | 100% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DY5 3); 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.