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Dudley
What’s changing on your street?
Planning, new food places, roadworks, school inspections, GP ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses, for any DY, B and WV postcode. Free, from public records, updated every night.
Right now across Dudley
- 0planning applications this week
- 172.9pcheapest unleaded, most around 175.9p
- 7hygiene scores this month
- 7,962local businesses listed
- 41new food places this week
This week’s top stories
Everything by topic-
New takeaway: Yummy Garden
Registered as a food business and waiting for its first hygiene inspection.
136 High Street, Quarry Bank, Brierley Hill, DY5 2AF -
New restaurant or café: Uncle Jan
Registered as a food business and waiting for its first hygiene inspection.
17 New Street, Dudley, DY1 1LT -
Road closed: Summercourt Square (Openreach)
15 Oct. Repairs to pipes or cables on the pavement. The road will be closed.
Summercourt Square, Kingswinford -
Road closed: Castle Hill (temporary traffic regulation order)
14 Oct. The road will be closed. From Castle Street to Trindle Road.
Castle Hill, Dudley -
Refused: Loft conversion at 60, CHAWN HILL, Oldswinford, STOURBRIDGE, WEST MIDLANDS
Single storey rear extension, loft conversion and elevational changes (following demolition of existing conservatory, kitchen and utility room)
60, CHAWN HILL, Oldswinford, STOURBRIDGE, WEST MIDLANDS, DY9 7JA -
Approved: Planning application at 9, FRAYNE AVENUE, KINGSWINFORD
Erection of garage at side/rear of property, elevational changes to side elevation, garage and side elevation to be rendered (following demolition of existing garage)
9, FRAYNE AVENUE, KINGSWINFORD, DY6 9DU
Dudley in numbers
Every area compared, from public recordsCrime
7,102crimes, June to August 2026Every area ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents, by type, with the trend.
House prices
£240kmiddle price, 708 sales in 6 monthsWhat homes really sold for in every area over six months, by type of home, from the Land Registry.
Planning
47applications and decisions, last monthNew planning applications and decisions in every area over the last month, the biggest housing schemes and what gets approved.
Food hygiene
7hygiene scores, last monthFood hygiene scores published in every area over the last month, the low scores, and new food places waiting for a first inspection.
Roadworks
65roadworks on now or coming upRoadworks and road closures on now or booked for the next month in every area, and who is doing the digging.
Fuel prices
172.9pcheapest unleadedat Sedgley Service Station · most around 175.9p · dearest 180.9p · 33 stationsWhat every petrol station charges for unleaded and diesel, cheapest first, updated every half hour.
What's on
23events in the next 30 daysGigs, club nights, comedy and pop-up events in every area over the next 30 days, updated daily.
Street reports
146street problems reported this monthFly-tipping, potholes, graffiti and other street problems reported in every area this month, and what has been fixed.
Schools
103schools and their Ofsted resultsEvery state school and nursery with its latest Ofsted result, the new report cards, and how each area’s schools compare.
GPs, dentists and care
289GPs, dentists and care servicesGP surgeries, dentists, care homes and home care in every area, with their Care Quality Commission ratings.
Charities
524charities based in DudleyEvery registered charity based in each area, what it does, how big it is, and new ones as they register.
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The full directory7,962 shops, trades and services across Dudley, with opening hours, food hygiene ratings and what’s going on nearby.
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A free site that shows what’s changing near any DY, B and WV postcode in Dudley, from public records: planning applications and decisions, new food places and hygiene scores, roadworks, school inspections, GP and care ratings, crime, house prices, what’s on and local businesses.
How often is it updated?
Every night. Planning, roadworks, licences, food hygiene and what’s on are checked daily; crime, house prices and school inspections are published monthly and checked weekly.
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Why “me babber”?
It’s how Bristolians say “my friend”. MeBabber started in Bristol, just up the road, and now covers Dudley too.