Barn Close, Stourbridge, DY9 7PA

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around DY9 7PA is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.3%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.1%	51.7%	3.6%	51.0%	0.7%
Male	51.9%	48.3%	-3.6%	49.0%	-0.7%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around DY9 7PA, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 46.7% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	41.3%	46.7%	5.4%	37.9%	8.8%
Married: Opposite sex	42.2%	37.4%	-4.8%	44.2%	-6.8%
Separated	3.2%	5.1%	1.9%	2.2%	2.9%
Divorced	9.6%	7.8%	-1.8%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	3.7%	3.1%	-0.6%	6.1%	-3.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	42.3%	30.6%	-11.7%	48.4%	-17.8%
Good health	36.1%	43.1%	7.0%	33.6%	9.5%
Fair health	14.5%	19.7%	5.2%	12.7%	7.0%
Bad health	4.5%	6.3%	1.8%	4.0%	2.3%
Very bad health	2.6%	0.3%	-2.3%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around DY9 7PA this area, 33.7% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly higher than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 14.7%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	37.2%	33.7%	-3.5%	18.2%	15.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	23.4%	13.2%	-10.2%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	16.1%	16.3%	0.2%	13.4%	2.9%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	3.5%	0.7%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.2%	14.7%	5.5%	16.9%	-2.2%
Degree or Similar	8.3%	14.7%	6.4%	33.8%	-19.1%
Other	3.2%	3.9%	0.7%	2.8%	1.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 47.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	2.3%	0%	-2.3%	3.1%	-3.1%
Pakistani	42.6%	47.3%	4.7%	2.7%	44.6%
Other Asian	0%	1.7%	1.7%	1.6%	0.1%
Mixed White and Asian	0.6%	1.1%	0.5%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	52.6%	47.6%	-5.0%	81.4%	-33.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.1%	1.0%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 81.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	78.7%	81.1%	2.4%	83.2%	-2.1%
European Union	1%	0.3%	-0.7%	6.1%	-5.8%
Rest of Europe	0%	1.1%	1.1%	0.8%	0.3%
Africa	0.3%	1.1%	0.8%	2.7%	-1.6%
Middle East and Asia	20%	15.5%	-4.5%	5.6%	9.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.3%	-1.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%	0.6%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	78.7%	81.1%	2.4%	83.2%	-2.1%
10+ Years	2.3%	14.6%	12.3%	9.8%	4.8%
5-10 Years	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	2.9%	-1.8%
2-5 Years	5.8%	1.4%	-4.4%	2.2%	-0.8%
Less than 2 years	11.9%	1.7%	-10.2%	1.9%	-0.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.6%	76.7%	-2.1%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
No passport held	22.9%	13.5%	9.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.6%	37.2%	-11.6%
Christian	18.2%	46.2%	-28.0%
Muslim	45.6%	6.5%	39.1%
Other religion	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Not answered	8.8%	6.0%	2.8%

Safety

Is Barn Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Barn Close was 87.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 3.0% higher than the Lye & Stourbridge North average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Barn Close has the 19th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Lye & Stourbridge North and the 281st highest crime rate of 1,019 local areas in Dudley .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 43.8 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -41.7%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 51% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£45,300

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in DY9 7PA, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Barn Close are based on 24 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.

House Prices for Barn Close, Stourbridge, DY9 7PA

Estimated Average Property Prices for DY9 7PA

Average Price
£175,439

Semi-Detached
£185,732

Terraced
£82,800

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Barn Close

Average Price
£154,564

Semi-Detached
£173,808

Terraced
£82,000

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£81,294

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Barn CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Barn Close, Stourbridge, West Midlands Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£76,000	2025-05-02	£76,000
22 Barn Close, Stourbridge, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£202,000	2024-04-24	£212,969
31 Barn Close, Stourbridge, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£168,500	2020-10-16	£213,530
13 Barn Close, Stourbridge, West Midlands Terraced, an established residential building	£60,000	2019-06-26	£82,000
41 Barn Close, Stourbridge, West Midlands Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£140,000	2017-06-05	£212,165

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DY9 7PA

Employment

DY9 7PA area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 18% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 13% 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.

The percentage of student residents living in DY9 7PA area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	49
Looking after home or family	48
Self-Employed	33
Retired	24
Student (economically inactive)	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	20
Part-Time Employee	18
Other	16
Unemployed	15
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	10

Employment Industry

Transport and storage	14
Manufacturing	13
Accommodation and food service activities	10
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	9
Education	8
Human health and social work activities	8
Construction	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	5
Real estate activities	2
Information and communication	2
Other	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Rufford Primary School Bredon Avenue , DY9 7NR	- not rated	335 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Ham Dingle Primary Academy Ham Dingle Primary School , Old Ham Lane DY9 0UN	2out of 4	1,191 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Peters Hill Primary School Peters Hill Road , Amblecote DY5 2QH	3out of 4	1,225 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Oldswinford C of E Primary School Field Lane , Oldswinford DY8 2JQ	3out of 4	1,395 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Hob Green Primary School Hob Green Road , Pedmore Fields DY9 9EX	3out of 4	1,533 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Pedmore High School Grange Lane , Pedmore DY9 7HS	3out of 4	435 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Redhill School Junction Road , DY8 1JX	4out of 4	810 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Old Swinford Hospital Heath Lane , DY8 1QX	3out of 4	1,210 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thorns Collegiate Academy Stockwell Avenue , DY5 2NU	1out of 4	1,947 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ridgewood High School Park Road West , Wollaston DY8 3NQ	1out of 4	3,397 yd	Academy converter	No	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	1,568 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Black Country Wheels School Units 3 & 4 , Gainsborough Trading Estate DY9 7ND	- not rated	269 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
Elmfield Rudolf Steiner School Limited 14 Love Lane , DY8 2EA	- not rated	1,699 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Old Park School Thorns Road , DY5 2JY	4out of 4	1,783 yd	Community special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Glasshouse College Wollaston Road , Amblecote DY8 4HF	- not rated	2,497 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pens Meadow School Ridge Hill Site , Buckpool Way DY8 5ST	3out of 4	4,103 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Base Studio 1 Ltd	Unit 14, Gainsborough Trading Estate	276 yd
Rainbow Palace	168 Stourbridge Road, Lye	581 yd
Tastebuds	118 Stourbridge Road, Lye	581 yd
Chawn Hill Church Centre	Chawn Hill, Oldswinford	647 yd
Patty Freaks@ The Railway	Pedmore Road, Lye	781 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Hadcroft P H	Grange Lane, Stourbridge	92 yd
The Fox Inn	Green Lane, Lye	609 yd
Shovel Inn	Pedmore Road, Lye	621 yd
Lye Cricket Club	Stourbridge Road, Lye	677 yd
Lye Town F C	Stourbridge Road, Lye	677 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Hungary Hill's Chippy	73 Junction Road, Stourbridge	446 yd
Great China	24A Grange Road, Oldswinford	479 yd
KANSAS also t/a Grange Fryer	24 Grange Road, Oldswinford	479 yd
Roadhouse	209 Stourbridge Road, Lye	603 yd
Golden Fish	51 Stourbridge Road, Lye	677 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Pedmore Superstore	54 Chawn Park Drive, Oldswinford	982 yd
Singh Newsmarket	206-208 High Street, Lye	986 yd
Post Office Lye	36 High Street, Lye	1,067 yd
Lye International Food Store	174 High Street, Lye	1,071 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Pedmore Technology College And Community School GRANGE LANE	grass pitches, swimming pool	362 yd
Rufford Primary School BREDON AVENUE	grass pitches	371 yd
Junction Road Playing Fields JUNCTION ROAD	grass pitches	612 yd
Stevens Park - Wollescote THE BRAMBLES	grass pitches, tennis courts	701 yd
Lye Town Football Club Stourbridge Road	grass pitches	735 yd
Redhill School JUNCTION ROAD	artificial grass pitch, tennis courts	938 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	87.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	120.7 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	600 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	600 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17.7 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	40 Mbit/s

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

Overview of DY9 7PA