Postcode DY5 4UJ is located in a rural town, within the Gornal area of Dudley in the West Midlands region, and forms part of the Lower Gornal & The Straits area. It has low deprivation and low crime levels, with around 41 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 58% 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 median sale price in Gornal is £243,500 (around £276 per square foot), with typical sale prices between £198,000 and £285,000. The nearest station is Tipton, about 3.1 miles away. There are 5 primary and no secondary schools in the area.
Lower Gornal & The Straits has a low level of deprivation, ranked at position 25,730 out of 32,844 areas in England, placing it within the bottom 22% least deprived areas in England.
Lower Gornal & The Straits has a low crime rate, with approximately 41 reported incidents per 1,000 population each year.
Approximately 0.9% 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 DY5 4UJ.
Lower Gornal & The Straits near DY5 4UJ has no flood risk (less than 0.1% chance of a flood each year) from rivers and sea.
The nearest station is Tipton located about 3.1 miles away. There are no other stations nearby.
Based on 117 recent sales, the median property price is £243,500 (about £276 per square foot) in Gornal area, with individual transactions ranging from £55,000 up to £460,000.
| Type | Sales | Median | £/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 28 | £322,500 | £302 |
| Semi-Detached | 58 | £238,750 | £262 |
| Terraced | 28 | £203,500 | £269 |
| Flats | 3 | £94,950 | £128 |
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 | £94,975 | £250,000 | £209,000 |
| 2026 | £332,475 | £96,000 | £235,000 | £189,000 |
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 | £168 | £278 | £274 |
| 2026 | £308 | £218 | £269 | £263 |
There were 13 recent sold properties in the last 18 months near DY5 4UJ.
| Date | Address | Type | Tenure | Price | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2025 | 3, Snowberry Drive, Brierley Hill, DY5 4UH | Detached | Freehold | £345,000 | |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 12, Whinberry Rise, Brierley Hill, DY5 4UN | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £240,000 | |
| 09 Apr 2026 | 3, Skylark Close, Brierley Hill, DY5 4UQ | Semi-Detached | Freehold | £275,000 | |
| 26 Sept 2025 | Westmead, Coopers Bank Road, Brierley Hill, DY5 4TY | Detached | Freehold | £400,000 | |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 6B, Coopers Bank Road, Dudley, DY3 2PT | Other | Freehold | £100,000 |
In the DY5 4UJ postcode area, located within Lower Gornal & The Straits, there are 5 primary and 0 secondary schools in close proximity.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s inspection details to see the full breakdown.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
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| 0.6 mi | Primary | St Mark's CofE Primary School | Voluntary controlled school | Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Sept 2022. | |
St Mark's CofE Primary School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 27 Sept 2022
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| 0.6 mi | Primary | Russells Hall Primary School | Community school | Area360 rating. Inspected 8 Apr 2025. | |
Russells Hall Primary School ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 8 Apr 2025
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| 0.6 mi | Not applicable | Cherry Tree Learning Centre | Academy alternative provision converter | Ofsted rating. Inspected 26 Jun 2013. | |
Cherry Tree Learning Centre ratingOfsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Jun 2013
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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 DY5 4UJ, 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 DY5 4UJ records about 41 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 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, other theft and criminal damage and arson.
The median sale price around DY5 4UJ in Gornal is £243,500 (about £276 per square foot) based on 117 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.
There are 6 schools close to DY5 4UJ, including St Mark's CofE Primary School (Good), Russells Hall Primary School (Good) and Cherry Tree Learning Centre (Good). Ratings are official Ofsted judgements or Area360 summaries of the latest available inspection grades.
DY5 4UJ scores 3 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. Its neighbourhood ranks 25,730 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 DY5 4UJ is Sonia Kumar (Labour Party), elected at the 2024 general election. The area is represented by 1 local councillor: Chris Whitehouse (Reform UK).