DY postcode area
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| Postcode area | DY |
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| Postcode area name | Dudley |
| Post towns | 8 |
| Postcode districts | 14 |
| Postcode sectors | 53 |
| Postcodes (live) | 11,139 |
| Postcodes (total) | 13,493 |
| Statistics as at October 2006 [1] | |
The DY postcode area, also known as the Dudley postcode area[2], is a group of postal districts around Bewdley, Brierley Hill, Dudley, Kidderminster, Kingswinford, Stourbridge, Stourport-on-Severn and Tipton in England.
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[edit] Coverage
The approximate coverage of the postal districts:
| Postal district | Post town | Coverage | Local authority |
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| DY1 | DUDLEY | Dudley town centre and Woodsetton village | Dudley |
| DY2 | DUDLEY | Dudley southern area and Netherton | Dudley |
| DY3 | SEDGLEY | Sedgley town, Lower Gornal, Upper Gornal, Gornalwood, Himley and Swindon villages | Dudley and South Staffordshire |
| DY4 | TIPTON | Tipton and south-east Coseley | Sandwell and Dudley |
| DY5 | BRIERLEY HILL | Brierley Hill town and Pensnett village | Dudley |
| DY6 | KINGSWINFORD | Kingswinford town and Wall Heath village | Dudley |
| DY7 | STOURBRIDGE | Kinver, Enville and Stourton villages | South Staffordshire |
| DY8 | STOURBRIDGE | Stourbridge town, Wollaston, Wordsley and Amblecote villages | Dudley |
| DY9 | STOURBRIDGE | Lye, Pedmore and Hagley villages | Dudley and Bromsgrove |
| DY10 | KIDDERMINSTER | Kidderminster and surrounding rural area | Wyre Forest |
| DY11 | KIDDERMINSTER | Kidderminster and surrounding rural area | Wyre Forest |
| DY12 | BEWDLEY | Stourport-on-Severn | Wyre Forest |
| DY13 | STOURPORT-ON-SEVERN | Bewdley | Wyre Forest |
| DY14 | KIDDERMINSTER | Cleobury Mortimer | Bridgnorth |
[edit] Adjacent areas
| The adjacent postcode areas are (clockwise from east) - B (Birmingham) - WR (Worcester) - SY (Shrewsbury) - WV (Wolverhampton) - WS (Walsall) . |
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[edit] References
- ^ National Statistics, Postcode Directory Version Notes, (2006)
- ^ Royal Mail, Address Management Guide, (2004)
