DY8 5BD
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Property report — DY8 5BD
Open-data due diligence for DY8 5BD and the area around it.
DY8 5BD in brief: 16 recorded sales (£18,500–£240,000) · low flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DY8 5BD itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DY8 5 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£234,552
Population
18,375
Crimes recorded
50
Schools
5
Flood risk
Low
Gigabit broadband
99%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DY8 5, 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 (44 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-20 | £240,000 | 12 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2020-10-16 | £167,000 | 2 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2017-04-05 | £154,950 | 3 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2016-05-24 | £115,000 | 2 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2014-05-28 | £169,950 | 17 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2013-11-01 | £180,000 | 9 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2010-05-21 | £159,000 | 9 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2010-03-31 | £140,000 | 12 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2007-08-29 | £150,000 | 3 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 2006-04-26 | £157,000 | 17 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-07 | £92,000 | 1 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 1997-10-24 | £74,950 | 12 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-11-21 | £65,200 | 3 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-11-10 | £60,000 | 4 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-10-19 | £18,500 | 1 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
| 1995-09-29 | £62,000 | 8 WATERWAYS GARDENS | Detached |
16 recorded sales on DY8 5BD. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashwood Park Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Brook Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Fairhaven Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2021) |
| Belle Vue Primary School | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St James's CofE Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| The Wordsley School | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 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: WORDSLEY GREEN HEALTH CENTRE (0.4 mi) · THREE VILLAGES MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.9 mi) · LION HEALTH (1.0 mi)
Nearest hospitals: CORBETT HOSPITAL (1.0 mi) · CORBETT HOSPITAL MEDICINE (1.0 mi) · CORBETT HOSPITAL SURGERY (1.0 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: WORDSLEY MANOR (Grade II*) (0.1 mi) · BUILDINGS AT STUART CRYSTAL GLASSWORKS (WHITE HOUSE COMPLEX) INCLUDING THE MILL ENGINE HOUSE, MANAGERS OFFICE, FORMER FLOUR MILL, AND THE FORMER FLOUR MILL EXTENSION (BONE MILL) AND ENGINE HOUSE (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · BUILDINGS AT STUART CRYSTAL GLASSWORKS (WHITE HOUSE COMPLEX) INCLUDING NEWHOUSE FURNACE BUILDING, FORMER ENGRAVING AND CUTTING SHOPS, STRUCTURES ATTACHED TO THE SOUTH OF THE CUTTING SHOP AND WEST OF THE FURNACE BUILDING (Grade II) (0.2 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: COUNTY PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · BRETTELL LANE PHARMACY (0.5 mi) · BOOTS (0.9 mi)
Nearest stations: Stourbridge Town (1.6 mi) · Lye (West Midlands) (2.2 mi) · Stourbridge Junction (2.3 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Lidl (0.4 mi) · Spar (0.7 mi) · Aldi (1.0 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 29%
- Households with children
- 26%
- Households
- 7,971
Owned 78% · Social rent 10% · Private rent 12%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DY8 5.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DY8 5 (May 24–Apr 26, average 53/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
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 5 | PostcodeDY8 5BD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £287,621 | £234,552 | £125,347 |
| Population | 65,837 | 18,375 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 7/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 227 | 50 | — |
| Schools | 21 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 95% | 99% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 99% | 100% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DY8 5); 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 30 June 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.