DY postcode area
The DY postcode area, also known as the Dudley postcode area, is a group of fourteen postcode districts in England, within eight post towns. These cover the south-western part of the West Midlands (including Dudley, Tipton, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge and Kingswinford) and north Worcestershire (including Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn), plus the south-westernmost part of Staffordshire and a small part of south-east Shropshire. Mail for this area is sorted, along with mail for the adjacent WV postcode area, at the North West Midlands Mail Centre in Wolverhampton.
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| Coordinates: 52°27′11″N 2°10′52″W / 52.453°N 2.181°W | |
| 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] | |
The DY postcode area, also known as the Dudley postcode area,[2] is a group of fourteen postcode districts in England, within eight post towns. These cover the south-western part of the West Midlands (including Dudley, Tipton, Brierley Hill, Stourbridge and Kingswinford) and north Worcestershire (including Kidderminster, Bewdley and Stourport-on-Severn), plus the south-westernmost part of Staffordshire and a small part of south-east Shropshire.
Mail for this area is sorted, along with mail for the adjacent WV postcode area, at the North West Midlands Mail Centre in Wolverhampton.
Coverage
[edit]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) and Great 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 |
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "ONS Postcode Directory Version Notes" (ZIP). National Statistics Postcode Products. Office for National Statistics. May 2020. Table 2. Retrieved 19 June 2020. Coordinates from mean of unit postcode points, "Code-Point Open". OS OpenData. Ordnance Survey. February 2012. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)