DY postcode area
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Postcode district boundaries:
Dudley | |
|---|---|
  DY | |
| 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 town centre, 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) | Sandwell, Dudley |
| DY5 | BRIERLEY HILL | Brierley Hill, Pensnett, Quarry Bank | 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, Cookley | Wyre Forest, Wychavon |
| DY11 | KIDDERMINSTER | Kidderminster (west), Hartlebury | Wyre Forest, Wychavon |
| DY12 | BEWDLEY | Bewdley, Arley, Hartlebury, Wolverley, 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 |
Map[edit]
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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)