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.

Coverage

The approximate coverage of the postcode districts:

Postcode districtPost townCoverageLocal authority area(s)
DY1DUDLEYDudley, Woodsetton (part of)Dudley
DY2DUDLEYDudley town centre, Netherton, WoodsideDudley
DY3DUDLEYGornal, Himley, Sedgley, Swindon, Gospel End, Woodsetton (part of)Dudley, South Staffordshire
DY4TIPTONTipton, Coseley (part of), Tividale (part of) and Great BridgeSandwell, Dudley
DY5BRIERLEY HILLBrierley 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
DY6KINGSWINFORDKingswinford, Ashwood, Wall HeathDudley, South Staffordshire
DY7STOURBRIDGEEnville, Kinver, StourtonSouth Staffordshire
DY8STOURBRIDGEStourbridge town centre, Amblecote, Hagley (part of), Wollaston, WordsleyDudley, Bromsgrove, South Staffordshire
DY9STOURBRIDGEHagley (part of), Lye, Pedmore, Broome, DraytonBromsgrove, Dudley, Wyre Forest
DY10KIDDERMINSTERKidderminster (east), Chaddesley Corbett, Blakedown, Wolverley, CookleyWyre Forest, Wychavon
DY11KIDDERMINSTERKidderminster (west), Hartlebury, WolverleyWyre Forest, Wychavon
DY12BEWDLEYBewdley, Arley, KinletWyre Forest, Shropshire
DY13STOURPORT-ON-SEVERNStourport-on-Severn, Areley Kings, Astley, Dunley, Crossway Green, DunhamptonWyre Forest, Malvern Hills, Wychavon
DY14KIDDERMINSTERCleobury Mortimer, Rock, Far Forest, Bayton, MambleShropshire, Wyre Forest, Malvern Hills

Map

DY postcode area map, showing postcode districts, post towns and neighbouring postcode areas.
DY postcode area map, showing postcode districts in red and post towns in grey text, with links to nearby B, SY, WR, WS and WV postcode areas.

See also