Brierley Hill is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley in the West Midlands of England, sitting at the heart of the Black Country. Historically it grew up around heavy industry - glassmaking, iron and steelmaking, with sites such as Round Oak - and the canal and rail network that served those works still shapes the local geography.
The town was transformed in the late 20th century when the large Merry Hill Shopping Centre and associated retail parks were built on former industrial land, shifting the economy towards retail and services while leaving visible industrial heritage along waterways like the Stourbridge Canal. Today Brierley Hill has a strong working‑class identity, ongoing regeneration projects and a community culture closely tied to Black Country traditions.
Postcode districts covering Brierley Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 10.4 miles
- Wolverhampton 8 miles
- Dudley 2.1 miles
- Walsall 9.3 miles
- Telford 20.5 miles
- West Bromwich 7.2 miles
- Solihull 13.9 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 13.9 miles
- Worcester 19.6 miles
- Cannock 16 miles
- Redditch 14.9 miles
- Tamworth 20.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Brierley Hill & Wordsley South Ward 0.7 miles
- Amblecote Ward 0.8 miles
- Lye & Stourbridge North Ward 1.1 miles
- Quarry Bank & Dudley Wood Ward 1.2 miles
- Brockmoor & Pensnett Ward 1.5 miles
- Wordsley North Ward 1.6 miles
- Netherton & Holly Hall Ward 1.7 miles
- Kingswinford Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Stourbridge Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Cradley North & Wollescote Ward 1.8 miles
- Wollaston & Stourbridge Town Ward 1.9 miles
- Kingswinford South Ward 2 miles
Example postcodes in Brierley Hill
DY5 2JD, DY5 1LN, DY5 3DN, DY5 3TQ, DY5 3JB, DY5 3RN, DY5 3RZ, DY5 2QL, DY5 3HB … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 15.8 miles
- East Midlands Airport 41.3 miles
- Lye Railway Station 1.1 miles
- Cradley Heath Railway Station 1.4 miles
Hotels near Brierley Hill Ad
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 0.6 miles
- Domo Boutique Hotel 4 4.8 miles
- The Woden Boutique Hotel Walsall M6 J9 6.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Birmingham - Oldbury 3 4.4 miles
- A Park View Hotel 3 7.7 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 4 3.4 miles
- The High Field Town House 8.3 miles
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 8.2 miles
- Toby Carvery Birmingham by Innkeeper's Collection 3 5.3 miles
- Mad O'rourkes Pie Factory 4.2 miles
Schools in Brierley Hill
- Brierley Hill Primary School Primary
- Brockmoor Primary School Primary
- Mount Pleasant Primary School Primary
- Peters Hill Primary School Primary
- Quarry Bank Primary School Primary
- St Mary's RC Primary School Primary
- The Old Park School Special
- Thorns Collegiate Academy Secondary
- Thorns Primary School Primary
- Withymoor Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Hagley Hall Country house 3.5 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 7 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 7.9 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 8 miles
- Bescot Stadium Stadium 8.2 miles
- Aggborough Stadium 8.4 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 8.9 miles
- Upper West Mall Shopping centre 9.6 miles
- University of Aston in Birmingham University 9.8 miles
- Villa Park Stadium 10.1 miles
- St Andrew's Stadium 10.6 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 10.9 miles