Buying a home in DY5, Brierley Hill. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£230kmost £189k–£274k

Houses per m²£2,935flats £2,350

Sold last year2791,926 in five years

Prices in Dudley+3.5%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DY5 sold for £229,921 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £188,852 and £273,596, for about 84 m² of space.

279 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £93k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DY5 1 (£2,632) and the most in DY5 2 (£3,041).

Across Dudley, prices are up 3.5% on a year ago and up 21% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £942 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,048 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £46,000 for that mortgage: what £50,000 buys.

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House prices in DY5 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£142,707	£124k–£162k	46 m²	37
2	£189,037	£167k–£220k	65 m²	747
3	£229,921	£189k–£274k	84 m²	734
4	£312,962	£250k–£379k	104 m²	160
5+	£385,863	£338k–£432k	121 m²	62

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£143k	£189k	£230k	£313k	£386k
Detached	—	£254k	£297k	£369k	£418k
Semi-detached	£149k	£193k	£227k	£267k	£307k
Terraced	£136k	£174k	£191k	£225k	—
Flats	£93k	£111k	£142k	£128k	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DY5

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DY5 1	£2,632	£2,719
DY5 2	£3,041	£2,376
DY5 3	£3,025	£2,030
DY5 4	£2,774	£1,943

Schools near DY5

Best state primary within 2 kmBrockmoor Primary School78% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%12 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmOld Swinford Hospital71.3% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%18 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DY8 Stourbridge · 3 km3-bed house £284k DY2 Dudley · 3 km3-bed house £209k DY6 Kingswinford · 3 km3-bed house £294k B64 Cradley Heath · 4 km3-bed house £235k DY1 Dudley · 4 km3-bed house £224k B63 Halesowen · 5 km3-bed house £270k DY9 Stourbridge · 5 km3-bed house £310k B65 Rowley Regis · 5 km3-bed house £233k

Questions about DY5

Is DY5 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Dudley are up 3.5% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (78% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (71.3% against 43.8%); 279 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DY5?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DY5 sold for £229,921 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £188,852 and £273,596.

How many homes sell in DY5 each year?

279 homes sold in the last year and 1,926 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.

What are the schools like near DY5?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Brockmoor Primary School, where 78% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.