SHEFFIELD STREET, DY5 1EB House Prices & Local Information

DY5 1EB is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Sheffield Street, 0.2km from Quarry Bank in Brierley Hill. Administratively it sits within Quarry Bank and Dudley Wood ward and the Stourbridge constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DY5 1EB is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. The 40 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 36% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 32 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £165k, 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 DY5 1EB are sourced from Output Area E00049908 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.