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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| Wednesbury | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 163 | 106 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 74% | 79% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 29% | 35% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 18% | 23% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 15.9 | 14.7 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Wednesbury Central Metro station, a few minutes' walk (300 m). The nearest rail station is Bescot Stadium, 2.6 km away, with 155k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Wednesbury Bus Station, 100 m away, with a bus about every 10 minutes on weekdays (routes 11A, 11); 103 departures an hour from the 16 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Holyhead Primary Academy, a few minutes' walk (450 m); 60% met the expected standard.
The closest top-rated primary is Old Park Primary School (1.1 km), with 2 rated strongly by Ofsted within 2 km.
The nearest secondary is Wodensborough Ormiston Academy, 1.5 km away; Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Moseley Park (4.3 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Queen Mary's Grammar School (5 km) and Queen Mary's High School (5.4 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 200 m away; Sues Traditional Sweets (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is The Spires Health Centre (250 m), with Potters Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (150 m).
For a haircut, Neighbourhood Hairdressers is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sandwell Health Campus, 3.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 57% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 60% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 15 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 23 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Mecca Bingo is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Old Royal Oak the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (20 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 163 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 28% flats and 12% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Brunswick Park, 1.2 km away; for exercise, Wednesbury Leisure Centre (200 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 15.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 22 km away.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyhead Primary Academy | Primary | 450 m | 60% met the expected standard |
| St John's Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 450 m | 73% met the expected standard |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 52% met the expected standard |
| Wodensborough Ormiston Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.6 · 5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Gospel Oak School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 32.8 · 4.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Stuart Bathurst Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 6.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wood Green Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.7 · 5.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Phoenix Collegiate | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 39.8 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Blackwater Academy Sandwell | Independent | 2.7 km | – |
| Cherry Tree School | Independent | 3.4 km | – |
| Abu Bakr Al-Ihsaan Academy | Independent | 3.6 km | 8.1% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wednesbury | Sandwell | England and Wales |
|---|
| Wednesbury | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 166 min | 158 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 49 min | 51 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 10 min | 18 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 2.6 km | 1.4 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 71 | 40 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 3% | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 17% | 18% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 30% | 29% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Wednesbury | Sandwell | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 23 | 10 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 89% | 87% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 60% | 63% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 7 | 7 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 6 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 21 | 21 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Warley South | 51 | 2 | 53 min | 6 | £291k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Barr | 60 | 1 | 51 min | 4 | £329k |
| Tividale | 61 | 0 | 65 min | 12 | £221k |
| Yew Tree & Tamebridge | 65 | 2 | 51 min | 7 | £238k |
| Hamstead East | 74 | 1 | 57 min | 6 | £235k |
| Rowley West | 75 | 0 | 65 min | 15 | £249k |
| Ocker Hill | 77 | 0 | 57 min | 19 | £195k |
| Friar Park | 78 | 1 | 46 min | 9 | £234k |
| Brandhall | 78 | 1 | 57 min | 9 | £230k |
| Warley East | 80 | 4 | 52 min | 13 | £229k |
| Wednesbury South | 82 | 0 | 54 min | 12 | £227k |
| Woods & Mesty Croft | 84 | 1 | 56 min | 10 | £233k |
| Tipton | 85 | 0 | 47 min | 24 | £203k |
| Hamstead West | 86 | 1 | 51 min | 3 | £245k |
| Charlemont | 87 | 0 | 48 min | 8 | £290k |
| Warley West | 88 | 2 | 56 min | 12 | £212k |
| Old Hill | 92 | 1 | 60 min | 10 | £216k |
| Princes End & Willingsworth | 95 | 0 | 60 min | 20 | £231k |
| Smethwick South | 97 | 4 | 41 min | 8 | £175k |
| Smethwick North & West | 98 | 0 | 27 min | 8 | £196k |
| Stone Cross & Hateley Heath | 99 | 1 | 57 min | 10 | £245k |
| Great Bridge & Dudley Port | 100 | 0 | 50 min | 17 | £237k |
| Langley Green | 101 | 1 | 54 min | 12 | £209k |
| Rowley East | 102 | 0 | 56 min | 11 | £215k |
| Bearwood & Warley Woods | 106 | 4 | 48 min | 10 | £221k |
| Cradley Heath | 109 | 1 | 62 min | 11 | £228k |
| Whiteheath | 111 | 0 | 51 min | 16 | £226k |
| West Bromwich North | 114 | 1 | 42 min | 14 | £223k |
| Wood Green & Old Park | 116 | 3 | 64 min | 6 | £215k |
| North Tividale | 116 | 0 | 69 min | 17 | £195k |
| Tibbington | 130 | 0 | 57 min | 26 | £216k |
| Greets Green West | 130 | 1 | 50 min | 17 | £209k |
| Smethwick South East | 132 | 4 | 38 min | 16 | £163k |
| Blackheath | 138 | 0 | 49 min | 10 | £205k |
| Oldbury & Rood End | 142 | 1 | 49 min | 14 | £177k |
| Wednesbury (this one) | 163 | 2 | 49 min | 8 | £226k |
| Smethwick East | 192 | 3 | 41 min | 17 | £198k |
| West Bromwich East & Kenrick Park | 214 | 1 | 33 min | 13 | £259k |
| Greets Green East | 261 | 1 | 36 min | 15 | £232k |
Most households own their home, 18% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 2 | 1 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 4 | 9 | 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 9 | 10 | 0 |
| Minutes to a primary school | 7 min | 8 min | 9 min |
| Minutes to a secondary school | 14 min | 14 min | 18 min |
DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 2 h 46 | 2 h 22 |
| Birmingham city centre | 49 min | 22 min |
| Birmingham airport | 85 min | 28 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).