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Thinking of living at DY3 3BH? 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 and GP are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straits Primary School | Primary | 400 m | 69% met the expected standard |
| Red Hall Primary School | Primary | 1.3 km | 39% met the expected standard |
| Roberts Primary School | Primary | 1.7 km | 57% met the expected standard |
| Cotwall End Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 67% met the expected standard |
| St Chad's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.2 km | 86% met the expected standard |
| Ellowes Hall Sports College | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Beacon Hill Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 5.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Dormston School | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 6.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bishop Milner Catholic College | Secondary | 2.9 km | Attainment 8: 45.9 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kingswinford Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Priory Park Community School | Independent | 3.2 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Wenlock School | Independent | 3.5 km | Attainment 8: 9 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowls | Baggeridge Crown Green Bowling Club | 480 m | 22 |
| Tennis | Wombourne Cricket Tennis And Bowling Club | 3.0 km | 12 |
| Swimming | Ellowes Hall Sports College | 1.1 km | 11 |
| Golf | The Mark Butler Golf Academy | 1.2 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Himley Cricket Club | 2.2 km | 6 |
| Karate | KombatKids Karate School | 4.0 km | 3 |
| Snooker | Woodfield Social and Sports Club | 4.9 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Wombourne Cricket Tennis & Bowling Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Athletics | The Dell Stadium | 3.8 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Dudley Kingswinford Rugby Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Dudley) | 4.2 km | 1 |
| Gymnastics | Gymophobics | 4.4 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Evolution Leisure | 4.6 km | 1 |
| Cycling | Hilton Hall Playing Fields | 4.7 km | 1 |
| Table tennis | Woodfield Social and Sports Club | 4.9 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Tenpin Bowling | 4.9 km | 1 |
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 drive away (4.6 km). The nearest rail station is Coseley, 4.6 km away, with 520k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Coleridge Rise, 50 m away, with a bus about every 50 minutes on weekdays (route 27); 7 departures an hour from the 6 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Straits Primary School, a few minutes' walk (400 m); 69% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Ellowes Hall Sports College, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (8 km) and Queen Mary's Grammar School (13.1 km).
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys Local, 1.1 km away, with C M Stores closer still (250 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Lower Gornal Medical Practice (1.2 km), with Gornal Wood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.2 km).
For a haircut, The Beauty Room is 2.4 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 2.4 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 11 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Janie Gems is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Baggeridge Social Welfare Centre the nearest pub (450 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 62 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 8% flats and 24% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Burning Field, 950 m away; for exercise, Felines (2.4 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.8 µg/m³).
For holidays, Birmingham is 27 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 46% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 26% are 65 or over.
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.
12 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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Every primary near DY3 3BH, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.