DY postcode area
Postcode area within the United Kingdom
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.
01Coverage
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 |
02Map
Sources and credits
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