QUEENS ROAD, DY8 1BX House Prices & Local Information

DY8 1BX is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Queens Road, 0.5km from Amblecote in Stourbridge. Administratively it sits within Wollaston and Stourbridge Town ward and the Stourbridge constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DY8 1BX is an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. The daytime character shifts — manufacturing, transport, and it with higher status mix. The 35 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 33% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 71 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £85k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for DY8 1BX are sourced from Output Area E00050134 (shared with 31 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.