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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.
| Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill | South Staffordshire | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 43 | 62 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 78% | 81% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 23% | 25% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 19% | 25% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 23% | 29% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 9.1 | 7.6 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Bilbrook, a drive away (5.9 km), with 139k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Birmingham New Street.
The nearest bus stop is Brinsford Prison, 500 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 67).
This is car country: only 10% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St Paul's CofE First School, a short drive or bike ride (1.7 km).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ormiston NEW Academy, 3.9 km away; Attainment 8: 35.7 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (7.6 km) and Queen Mary's High School (11.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 9% of residents are under 15.
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is The Co-Op, 1.5 km away, with Cherry Blossom Court closer still (700 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Featherstone (1.9 km), with Coven Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, K3 is 2.8 km away.
The nearest full A&E is New Cross Hospital, 6.2 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 66% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 4 restaurants and cafés, 8 pubs and bars.
Restart Cafe (Prison) is the closest café or restaurant (700 m), and Three Hammers Bar And Bistro the nearest pub (900 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 43 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 15 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 4% flats and 38% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Boundary Park, 2.7 km away; for exercise, Nuffield Health Fitness & Wellbeing (2.0 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 33 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 50% of households own their home outright.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Paul's CofE First School | Primary | 1.7 km | – |
| Featherstone Academy | Primary | 2.0 km | 69% met the expected standard |
| Havergal CofE (C) Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Ormiston NEW Academy | Secondary | 3.9 km | Attainment 8: 35.7 · 2.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Moreton School | Secondary | 4.1 km | Attainment 8: 39.3 · 3.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Brewood Middle CofE Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | – |
| Our Lady and St Chad Catholic Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 40.4 · 4.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Cheslyn Hay Academy | Secondary | 4.8 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 8.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Woodbury School | Independent | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 1.7 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bushbury School | Independent | 3.5 km | – |
| School of Coding AEP | Independent | 3.9 km | – |
| Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill | South Staffordshire | England and Wales |
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| Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill | South Staffordshire | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 210 min | 194 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 107 min | 96 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 34 min | 29 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 5.9 km | 3.7 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 3 | 4 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 1% | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 26% | 28% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 10% | 12% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill | South Staffordshire | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 4 | 9 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 91% | 86% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 47% | 40% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 1 | 3 | 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.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
It's young: 22% of residents are aged 15–29.
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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| Grammar schools within 15 km | 3 | 2 | 0 |
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| Minutes to a primary school | 9 min | 11 min | 9 min |
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 25 min | 21 min | 18 min |
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DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
| Codsall | 33 | 0 | 62 min | 2 | £367k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone West, Coven & Shareshill (this one) | 43 | 0 | 107 min | 0 | £292k |
| Perton & Pattingham | 50 | 0 | 105 min | 0 | £292k |
| Cheslyn Hay | 50 | 0 | 79 min | 1 | £280k |
| Wombourne Outer, Swindon & Seisdon | 55 | 0 | 101 min | 0 | £352k |
| Kinver | 62 | 0 | 111 min | 0 | £421k |
| Great Wyrley | 64 | 0 | 63 min | 0 | £255k |
| Wombourne Inner | 67 | 0 | 91 min | 1 | £302k |
| Brewood & Wheaton Aston | 68 | 0 | 159 min | 0 | £370k |
| Huntington | 74 | 1 | 102 min | 0 | £256k |
| Penkridge & Acton Trussell | 81 | 0 | 92 min | 1 | £312k |
| Bilbrook | 87 | 0 | 74 min | 2 | £283k |
| Featherstone East & Essington | 87 | 0 | 87 min | 3 | £287k |
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 30 | 2 h 24 |
| Birmingham city centre | 1 h 47 | 25 min |
| Birmingham airport | 2 h 20 | 30 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).