DY8 2XW
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Property report — DY8 2XW
Open-data due diligence for DY8 2XW and the area around it.
DY8 2XW in brief: 17 recorded sales (£120,000–£970,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DY8 2XW itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DY8 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£518,230
Population
21,370
Crimes recorded
12
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
89%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DY8 2, 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 (16 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-08 | £970,000 | FOURWAYS BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2022-12-16 | £635,000 | THE WARREN BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2022-01-27 | £460,000 | THORNWOOD BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2018-07-31 | £345,000 | 1 BRAKE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2017-04-13 | £604,000 | GRENOSIDE BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2012-07-19 | £500,000 | NEW HOUSE BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2009-02-27 | £400,000 | CHERRYWOOD BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2008-12-10 | £700,000 | FOURWAYS BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2004-06-25 | £495,000 | NEW HOUSE BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2004-06-11 | £570,000 | FOURWAYS BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 2003-11-05 | £170,000 | COPPINS BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 1998-10-14 | £161,000 | 1 BRAKE LANE | Semi-detached |
| 1997-09-12 | £250,000 | MAYTREES BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 1997-07-30 | £175,000 | CHERRYWOOD BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 1996-03-29 | £120,000 | BRAKE BUNGALOW BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 1995-06-28 | £132,000 | STONESTHROW BRAKE LANE | Detached |
| 1995-01-12 | £138,500 | DYFFRYN BRAKE LANE | Detached |
17 recorded sales on DY8 2XW. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hagley Catholic High School | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2019) |
| Haybridge High School and Sixth Form | 0.2 mi | Secondary | Good (2022) |
| Hagley Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Pedmore CE Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Joseph's RC Primary School | 1.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Blakedown CofE Primary School | 1.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: HAGLEY SURGERY (0.4 mi) · WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP (2.2 mi) · LION HEALTH (2.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CORBETT HOSPITAL (2.9 mi) · CORBETT HOSPITAL MEDICINE (2.9 mi) · CORBETT HOSPITAL SURGERY (2.9 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: THE BIRCHES (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · HAGLEY STATION FOOTBRIDGE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · Hagley War Memorial (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.5 mi) · BROADWAY PHARMACY (1.7 mi) · SWINFORD PHARMACY (1.8 mi)
Nearest stations: Hagley (0.3 mi) · Blakedown (1.5 mi) · Stourbridge Junction (1.9 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (2.2 mi) · Co-op Food (2.3 mi) · Waitrose (2.3 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 9,039
Owned 79% · Social rent 8% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DY8 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DY8 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 18/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DY8 2XW 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 | DistrictDY8 | SectorDY8 2 | PostcodeDY8 2XW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £287,621 | £518,230 | £401,500 |
| Population | 65,837 | 21,370 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 9/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 227 | 12 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 95% | 89% | 0% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DY8 2); 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.