Postcode DY3 3BE is located in a major urban area, within the Gornal ward of Dudley in the West Midlands region, and forms part of the Lower Gornal & The Straits area. It has very low deprivation and very low crime levels, with around 21 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 78% below the West Midlands average of 97 per 1,000. The average income per household in Lower Gornal & The Straits is £43,546 per year. The nearest station is Coseley, about 2.9 miles away. There are 2 primary and 1 secondary schools in the area. There is 1 park nearby, the closest small park is Burning Field.
Lower Gornal & The Straits has a very low level of deprivation, ranked at position 29,546 out of 32,844 areas in the United Kingdom, placing it within the bottom 10% least deprived areas in England.
Lower Gornal & The Straits has a very low crime rate, with approximately 21 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 3.4% of homes on this street are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. Across the surrounding area, around 15.5% of dwellings are socially rented.
The average income per household in Lower Gornal & The Straits is £43,546 per year.
No significant noise sources from railways or roads near DY3 3BE.
Lower Gornal & The Straits near DY3 3BE has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Coseley located about 2.9 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
| Distance | Name | Size | Directions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.5 mi | Burning Field | Small | Walking directions to Burning Field |
Based on 125 recent sales, the median property price is £250,000 (about £277 per square foot) in Gornal area, with individual transactions ranging from £92,500 up to £460,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 28 | £322,500 | £293 |
| Semi-Detached | 69 | £243,500 | £271 |
| Terraced | 25 | £208,000 | £269 |
| Flats | 3 | £94,950 | £124 |
Sale price
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £214,975 | £54,500 | £129,000 | £124,000 |
| 2017 | £236,750 | £65,200 | £160,000 | £129,950 |
| 2018 | £239,000 | £70,000 | £165,500 | £139,825 |
| 2019 | £250,000 | £70,750 | £175,500 | £135,000 |
| 2020 | £269,000 | £70,000 | £196,225 | £128,000 |
| 2021 | £287,475 | £90,000 | £200,000 | £174,000 |
| 2022 | £309,475 | £96,975 | £227,500 | £186,250 |
| 2023 | £302,475 | £127,500 | £216,250 | £185,000 |
| 2024 | £300,000 | £93,750 | £225,000 | £197,500 |
| 2025 | £327,500 | £95,000 | £250,000 | £208,500 |
| 2026 | £330,000 | — | £236,250 | £207,500 |
Price per sq ft
| Year | Detached | Flats | Semi-Detached | Terraced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | £196 | £64 | £169 | £155 |
| 2017 | £208 | £121 | £177 | £178 |
| 2018 | £224 | £105 | £195 | £168 |
| 2019 | £218 | £138 | £195 | £182 |
| 2020 | £248 | £111 | £215 | £165 |
| 2021 | £268 | £133 | £235 | £225 |
| 2022 | £280 | £178 | £253 | £235 |
| 2023 | £289 | £195 | £241 | £234 |
| 2024 | £288 | £178 | £253 | £253 |
| 2025 | £304 | £192 | £277 | £275 |
| 2026 | £291 | — | £272 | £259 |
There were 43 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near DY3 3BE.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 May 2025 | 20, Browning Road, Dudley, DY3 3BE | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £265,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2025 | 5, Irving Close, Dudley, DY3 3BX | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £246,000 | |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 26, Chaucer Avenue, Dudley, DY3 3BD | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £265,000 | |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 125A, The Straits, Dudley, DY3 3AW | Terraced | Freehold | £218,000 | |
| 16 Sept 2025 | 145, The Straits, Dudley, DY3 3AW | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £243,500 |
In the DY3 3BE postcode area, located within Lower Gornal & The Straits, there are 2 primary and 1 secondary schools in close proximity.
Annual council tax rates for Dudley district.
Council tax bands are based on the value of your property. Most homes fall into bands A to D.
Elected local representatives for DY3 3BE, including ward councillors and the local member of parliament.
Chris Whitehouse
Gornal - Elected 7 May 2026
Sonia Kumar
Dudley - Elected 4 Jul 2024
The area around DY3 3BE records about 21 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a very low crime rate for England: it scores 1 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level. Across West Midlands as a whole the rate is about 97 per 1,000. The most common offences locally are violence and sexual offences, criminal damage and arson and shoplifting.
The median sale price around DY3 3BE in Lower Gornal & The Straits is £250,000 (about £277 per square foot) based on 125 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 3 schools close to DY3 3BE, including Straits Primary School (Good), Ellowes Hall Sports College (Good) and Red Hall Primary School (Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.
DY3 3BE scores 2 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 29,546 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).
The Member of Parliament for Dudley covering DY3 3BE is Sonia Kumar (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Chris Whitehouse (Reform UK).