Dudley | |
|---|---|
  DY | |
| Coordinates:52°27′11″N2°10′52″W / 52.453°N 2.181°W /52.453; -2.181 | |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode area | DY |
| Postcode area name | Dudley |
| Post towns | 8 |
| Postcode districts | 14 |
| Postcode sectors | 59 |
| Postcodes (live) | 10,962 |
| Postcodes (total) | 14,419 |
| Statistics as at May 2020[1] | |
TheDY postcode area, also known as theDudley postcode area,[2] is a group of fourteen postcode districts inEngland, within eightpost towns. These cover the south-western part of theWest Midlands (includingDudley,Tipton,Brierley Hill,Stourbridge andKingswinford) and northWorcestershire (includingKidderminster,Bewdley andStourport-on-Severn), plus the south-westernmost part ofStaffordshire and a small part of south-eastShropshire.
Mail for this area is sorted, along with mail for the adjacentWV postcode area, at the North West Midlands Mail Centre inWolverhampton.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:
| Postcode district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority area(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| DY1 | DUDLEY | Dudley,Woodsetton (part of) | Dudley |
| DY2 | DUDLEY | Dudley town centre,Netherton,Woodside | Dudley |
| DY3 | DUDLEY | Gornal,Himley,Sedgley,Swindon,Gospel End, Woodsetton (part of) | Dudley,South Staffordshire |
| DY4 | TIPTON | Tipton,Coseley (part of),Tividale (part of) andGreat Bridge | Sandwell,Dudley |
| DY5 | BRIERLEY HILL | Brierley Hill (Merry Hill,Pensnett, Brockmoor,Gornal,Kingswinford (part of)),Amblecote (north and east of railway includes Peters Hill, Lakeside and Brompton Park),Quarry Bank (includes Caledonia Estate, High Street, Mount Pleasant and surrounding area to bottom of Bower Lane),Withymoor Village (including The Delph, Amblecote Road, Mill Street towards High Street of Brierley Hill) | Dudley |
| DY6 | KINGSWINFORD | Kingswinford,Ashwood,Wall Heath | Dudley, South Staffordshire |
| DY7 | STOURBRIDGE | Enville,Kinver,Stourton | South Staffordshire |
| DY8 | STOURBRIDGE | Stourbridge town centre,Amblecote,Hagley (part of),Wollaston,Wordsley | Dudley,Bromsgrove, South Staffordshire |
| DY9 | STOURBRIDGE | Hagley (part of),Lye,Pedmore,Broome,Drayton | Bromsgrove, Dudley,Wyre Forest |
| DY10 | KIDDERMINSTER | Kidderminster (east),Chaddesley Corbett,Blakedown,Wolverley,Cookley | Wyre Forest,Wychavon |
| DY11 | KIDDERMINSTER | Kidderminster (west),Hartlebury,Wolverley | Wyre Forest, Wychavon |
| DY12 | BEWDLEY | Bewdley,Arley,Kinlet | Wyre Forest,Shropshire |
| DY13 | STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN | Stourport-on-Severn,Areley Kings,Astley,Dunley,Crossway Green,Dunhampton | Wyre Forest,Malvern Hills,Wychavon |
| DY14 | KIDDERMINSTER | Cleobury Mortimer,Rock,Far Forest,Bayton,Mamble | Shropshire,Wyre Forest,Malvern Hills |
