Postcode · DY8 2XY

DY8 2XY

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Property report — DY8 2XY

Open-data due diligence for DY8 2XY and the area around it.

DY8 2XY in brief: 14 recorded sales (£120,000–£695,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.

What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DY8 2XY 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

sector DY8 2 · 59 sales

Population

21,370

sector DY8 2

Crimes recorded

sector DY8 2 · Apr 26

Schools

sector DY8 2

Flood risk

High

this postcode

Gigabit broadband

89%

sector DY8 2 of premises

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
2024-04-30	£120,000	BRAKE MILL COTTAGE, BRAKE MILL	Other
2020-06-26	£300,000	BRAKEMILL BARN, BRAKE MILL	Detached
2014-10-03	£695,000	THE MILL, BRAKE MILL	Detached
2014-09-26	£480,000	THE THRESHING BARN, BRAKE MILL BARNS	Terraced
2009-09-18	£537,500	3, BRAKEMILL BARNS	Detached
2009-09-11	£520,000	BRAKE MILL COTTAGE, BRAKE MILL	Detached
2006-03-31	£485,000	BRAKE MILL COTTAGE, BRAKE MILL	Detached
2004-07-28	£410,000	THE THRESHING BARN, BRAKE MILL BARNS	Detached
2004-04-30	£410,000	THE GRANARY, BRAKE MILL BARNS	Terraced
2004-02-16	£325,000	THE DAIRY, BRAKE MILL BARNS	Detached
2003-12-22	£460,000	3, BRAKEMILL BARNS	Detached
2001-04-27	£175,000	BRAKE MILL COTTAGE, BRAKE MILL	Detached
2000-11-21	£300,000	BRAKEMILL FARMHOUSE, BRAKE MILL	Detached
2000-01-14	£506,500	FIR LODGE, BRAKE MILL	Detached

14 recorded sales on DY8 2XY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.

Nearest schools

School	Distance	Phase	Ofsted
Hagley Catholic High School	0.6 mi	Secondary	Good (2019)
Haybridge High School and Sixth Form	0.7 mi	Secondary	Good (2022)
Blakedown CofE Primary School	1.1 mi	Primary	Report card →
Hagley Primary School	1.1 mi	Primary	Good (2022)
Pedmore CE Primary School	1.8 mi	Primary	Report card →
St Joseph's RC Primary School	1.9 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 (0.8 mi) · THE GLEBELAND SURGERY (2.6 mi) · WYCHBURY MEDICAL GROUP (2.7 mi)

Nearest hospitals: CORBETT HOSPITAL (3.4 mi) · CORBETT HOSPITAL MEDICINE (3.4 mi) · CORBETT HOSPITAL SURGERY (3.4 mi)

Nearest listed buildings: CHURCHILL POUND (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Churchill War Memorial (Grade II) (0.5 mi) · Hand Forge, North Mill Building and South Mill Building at Churchill Forge (Grade II) (0.6 mi)

Nearest pharmacies: WELL (0.7 mi) · BROADWAY PHARMACY (2.0 mi) · SWINFORD PHARMACY (2.3 mi)

Nearest stations: Hagley (0.7 mi) · Blakedown (1.0 mi) · Stourbridge Junction (2.4 mi)

Nearest supermarkets: Aldi (2.7 mi) · Co-op Food (2.7 mi) · Waitrose (2.7 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

Modelled flood risk for DY8 2XY: High — 2 properties here fall in an at-risk band (1 in the significant Medium/High bands).

This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. 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 2XY
Average sold price	£287,621	£518,230	£408,857
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	High
Gigabit broadband	95%	89%	0%
Superfast broadband	99%	96%	0%

— = 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.

Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.