The Embankment is in Brierley Hill and in Dudley district. DY5 1SZ is located in the Brierley Hill electoral ward, within the English Parliamentary constituency of Dudley South. This postcode has been in use since 2004-10-01.
StreetScan combines information about The Embankment, Brierley Hill, DY5 1SZ and displays a report on the quality of life in this place and its surroundings.

Nearby postcodes are: DY5 1SX, DY5 1SY, DY5 1SR, DY5 1SN.

The Embankment Street Report

Property Prices

Average property prices on The Embankment are based on 39 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Dudley.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

Estimated Average Property Prices for DY5 1SZ

Average Price
£163,795
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
£163,795
Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for The Embankment

Average Price
£161,963
Semi-Detached
no sales
Terraced
no sales
Detached
no sales
Flats/Maisonettes
no sales
Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on The EmbankmentStreet

Address Sale Price Sale Date Price Estimate 2023
394 The Embankment, Brierley Hill, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£142,0002023-07-12 £145,679
494 The Embankment, Brierley Hill, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£128,0002021-12-16 £140,154
297 The Embankment, Brierley Hill, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£119,9502021-07-23 £131,052
492 The Embankment, Brierley Hill, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£109,0002019-02-08 £132,991
292 The Embankment, Brierley Hill, West Midlands
Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building 		£102,0002017-08-18 £126,395

Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Netherton Park Nursery School
Netherton Park , Netherton DY2 9QF 		4out of 4 2,893 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary's RC Primary School
Mill Street , DY5 2TH 		3out of 4 428 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brierley Hill Primary School
Mill Street , DY5 2TD 		3out of 4 450 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mount Pleasant Primary School
Mount Pleasant , Quarry Bank DY5 2YN 		3out of 4 789 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Withymoor Primary School
Gayfield Avenue , Off Turners Lane DY5 2BH 		3out of 4 942 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Brockmoor Primary School
Belle Isle , Brockmoor DY5 3UZ 		2out of 4 1,213 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thorns Collegiate Academy
Stockwell Avenue , DY5 2NU 		1out of 4 1,501 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Link Academy
Simms Lane , Netherton DY2 0PB 		1out of 4 2,498 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Wordsley School Business & Enterprise & Music College
Brierley Hill Road , Wordsley DY8 5SP 		3out of 4 2,639 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Crestwood School
Bromley Lane , Kingswinford DY6 8QG 		3out of 4 3,041 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Pegasus Academy
Scotts Green Close , DY1 2DU 		2out of 4 3,059 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Edward VI College Stourbridge
Lower High Street , DY8 1TD 		- not rated 3,620 yd Academy 16-19 converter No Mixed More About School
Dudley College of Technology
The Broadway , DY1 4AS 		- not rated 4,771 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Old Park School
Thorns Road , DY5 2JY 		4out of 4 1,747 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Sutton School and Specialist College
Scotts Green Close , Russells Hall Estate DY1 2DU 		3out of 4 3,107 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Brier School
Bromley Lane , DY6 8QN 		4out of 4 3,118 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Pens Meadow School
Ridge Hill Site , Buckpool Way DY8 5ST 		3out of 4 3,129 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Glasshouse College
Wollaston Road , Amblecote DY8 4HF 		- not rated 3,281 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Ask Italian also T/A Coco di MamaU99 Merry Hill Centre, Brierly Hill130 yd
Triple Two CoffeeK2a, Merry Hill Centre226 yd
SubwayUnit L6a, Merry Hill Centre226 yd
McDonaldsL102, Merry Hill Centre226 yd
Merkur SlotsL15a, Merry Hill Centre226 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
Abraham DarbyL103 Merry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill330 yd
Kings Head15 Mill Street, Brierley Hill607 yd
Vine Inn10 Delph Road, Brierley Hill658 yd
Brierley Hop HouseWaterfront Way, Brierley Hill676 yd
Black Horse Public House52 Delph Road, Brierley Hill676 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
GrovesKiosk K18, Merry Hill Centre226 yd
Mr PretzelsKIosk 4, Merry Hill Centre226 yd
GreggsL7, Merry Hill Centre226 yd
KFCThe Boulevard, Brierley Hill245 yd
KFCUnit FC01, Merry Hill Centre245 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name Address Food hygiene rating Distance
News2U, Lower MallL50, Merry Hill Centre135 yd
IcelandUnit 5b, Merry Hill Centre245 yd
B&M HomestoresUnit 1, Merry Hill Centre245 yd
AsdaMerry Hill Centre, Brierley Hill253 yd
High Street Supermarket128 High Street, Brierley Hill678 yd

Sport

Facility Name Sport Objects Distance
St Marys Rc Primary School
MILL STREET 		grass pitches317 yd
Brierley Hill Leisure Centre (Closed)
Cottage Street 		swimming pool467 yd
Pure Gym (Brierley Hill)
Level Street 		health and fitness suite601 yd
Quarry Bank Tennis Club
TALBOTS LANE 		tennis courts624 yd
Le Club Merry Hill Dudley
THE COPTHORNE HOTEL THE COPTHORNE HOTEL LEVEL STREET 		health and fitness suite, swimming pool675 yd
Steel Works Gym (Closed)
UNIT 18 UNIT 18 MOOR CENTRE 		health and fitness suite718 yd
Xercise4Less (Brierley Hill)
17-23 17-23 HIGH STREET 		health and fitness suite769 yd
Withymoor Primary School
GAYFIELD AVENUE 		grass pitches1,000 yd

This statistics are based on Active Places Data - Contains Data © Sport England

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 50.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband 0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband 0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s50.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed20.2 Mbit/s
Average download speed23.1 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed40 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed40 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed1.2 Mbit/s
Average upload speed4.9 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed10 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Safety

Is The Embankment Street dangerous?

In 2023, 958 crimes were reported near The Embankment . Only 9% of streets in the UK are more dangerous. This street can be considered dangerous. The most common type of crime was shoplifting. Crime rate was measured within a 0.5 mile radius of DY5 1SZ.

Crime statistics are based on data provided by Home Office through data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence.

More Crime Statistics for The Embankment, Brierley Hill, DY5 1SZ

Employment

DY5 1SZ area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 21% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

DY5 1SZ area has a very high unemployment rate.. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee75
Part-Time Employee25
Self-Employed23
Unemployed21
Other12
Retired9
Student (economically inactive)7
Looking after home or family6
Long-Term Sick or disabled5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles38
Human health and social work activities19
Professional, scientific and technical activities14
Manufacturing14
Education12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security12
Accommodation and food service activities11
Financial and insurance activities7
Administrative and support service activities7
Construction7
Other4
Transport and storage4
Information and communication4
Real estate activities2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 1

People

Gender

Female106
Male119

Partnership Status

Single103
Married: Opposite sex41
Separated12
Divorced24
Widowed4

Health

Very good health125
Good health64
Fair health31
Bad health4
Very bad health1

Education and Qualifications

No qualifications24
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent 32
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels 19
Apprenticeship6
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels 28
Degree or Similar 70
Other4

Culture

Ethnic Group

Chinese5
Indian7
Other Asian10
Black African2
Black Caribbean4
Other Black4
Mixed White and Asian2
Mixed White and Caribbean10
Mixed Other4
White161
Arab13
Other6

Country of Birth

United Kingdom160
European Union28
Rest of Europe5
Africa4
Middle East and Asia24
The Americas and the Caribbean6

Length of Residence

Born in the UK160
10+ Years24
5-10 Years28
2-5 Years11
Less than 2 years2

Passport Held

United Kingdom176
France1
Italy1
Spain1
Poland1
Romania8
Other EU countries15
Turkey1
South and Eastern Africa1
Southern Asia4
Central and South America1
No passport held15

Religion

No religion94
Christian78
Buddhist1
Hindu3
Muslim27
Sikh6
Not answered14
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