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Thinking of living at DY1 2SL? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milking Bank Primary School | Primary | 0 m | – |
| Russells Hall Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 41% met the expected standard |
| Roberts Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 57% met the expected standard |
| Wrens Nest Primary School | Primary | 1.0 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| Bishop Milner Catholic College | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Pegasus Academy | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 44.4 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St James Academy | Secondary | 1.5 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 6.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ellowes Hall Sports College | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beacon Hill Academy | Secondary | 2.0 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Priory Park Community School | Independent | 1.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Wenlock School | Independent | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Tipton Green College | Independent | 3.4 km | – |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Hilly House Crown Green Bowiling Club | 630 m | 18 |
| Tennis | Priory Park (Dudley) | 1.7 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Ellowes Hall Sports College | 1.7 km | 9 |
| Golf | The Mark Butler Golf Academy | 2.5 km | 6 |
| Football | Old Bulls Head FC | 3.5 km | 5 |
| Karate | KombatKids Karate School | 2.2 km | 3 |
| Fitness | Village Health & Wellness Gym | 3.0 km | 3 |
| Gymnastics | Gymophobics | 2.0 km | 2 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Tenpin Bowling | 2.7 km | 2 |
| Squash | Village Gym (Dudley) | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Coseley Cricket Club | 3.9 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Dudley Wood Playing Fields | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Exercise | Village Health & Wellness Gym | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Badminton | Village Health & Wellness Gym | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Yoga | Village Health & Wellness Gym | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Running | Village Health & Wellness Gym | 3.0 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Flood Street Metro station, a short drive or bike ride (2.2 km). The nearest rail station is Tipton, 3.5 km away, with 359k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Stratford Close, 50 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (routes 27, 27A); 12 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
This is car country: only 9% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is Milking Bank Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Blowers Green Primary School (1.8 km).
The nearest secondary is Bishop Milner Catholic College, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 45.9 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (8.8 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (11.9 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 300 m away; Meadowlark Express (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Castle Meadows Surgery (450 m), with Jhl Pharmacies the closest pharmacy (450 m).
For a haircut, Ab 2 Fab is 1.7 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 1.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 73% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 63% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Laurens Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and The Meadowlark the nearest pub (250 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 52 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
Detached houses make up 47% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
The nearest park is Milking Bank Park, 250 m away; for exercise, Dudley Leisure Centre (1.5 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.6 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 26 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
14 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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