Measuring the distances…
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Thinking of living at DY3 4NB? 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.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John's CofE (C) Primary School | Primary | 0 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Blakeley Heath Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| Maidensbridge Primary School | Primary | 1.8 km | 80% met the expected standard |
| St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Church of the Ascension CofE Primary School | Primary | 2.1 km | 73% met the expected standard |
| Wombourne High School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 42.1 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Summerhill School | Secondary | 2.7 km | Attainment 8: 51.6 · 9.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kingswinford Academy | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 46.3 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Crestwood School | Secondary | 4.5 km | Attainment 8: 38.9 · 4.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ellowes Hall Sports College | Secondary | 5.1 km | Attainment 8: 43.1 · 8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ladybird Manor School | Independent | 4.4 km | – |
Every primary near DY3 4NB, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golf | Proposed Mile Flat Quarry SS.11/06/682 MW | 1.9 km | 9 |
| Bowls | Swindon Crown Green Bowls Club | 560 m | 8 |
| Tennis | Enville Road | 1.9 km | 6 |
| Cricket | Himley Cricket Club | 1.8 km | 4 |
| Swimming | Klassics Health And Leisure | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Fitness | Evolution Leisure | 1.5 km | 1 |
| Rugby | Dudley Kingswinford Rugby Club | 1.8 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Wombourne Cricket Tennis & Bowling Club | 2.6 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 Stourbridge Town, a drive away (7.9 km), with 379k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Kidderminster.
The nearest bus stop is Albert Drive, 100 m away, with a bus about every 20 minutes on weekdays (routes 16, 242S); 15 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 50 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
This is car country: only 8% of households have no car.
The nearest primary school is St John's CofE (C) Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 m); 47% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wombourne High School, 2.2 km away; Attainment 8: 42.1 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Grammar schools are within reach: Wolverhampton Girls' High School (7.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsburys, 1.2 km away, with Swindon Convenience Store closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Dale Medical Practice (2.0 km), with Boots the closest pharmacy (1.5 km).
For a haircut, Amathus is 300 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Russells Hall Hospital, 7.0 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: 20 restaurants and cafés, 19 pubs and bars.
Heath Mill Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (800 m), and Green Man Inn the nearest pub (350 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 55 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 104 listed buildings.
Detached houses make up 49% of homes.
The typical home here was built in 1965-1972.
It's growing: about 157 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wall Heath Park, 1.8 km away; for exercise, Evolution Leisure (1.5 km).
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.5 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
9 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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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
For holidays, Birmingham is 32 km away.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 49% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 28% 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.